What is the meaning of the terms compression and rarefaction in relation to a longitudinal wave?
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However instead of crests and troughs, longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions. Compression. A compression is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. Rarefaction. A rarefaction is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.
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In longitudinal waves,high pressure is experienced in places where the air particles are close to each other.Such regions are called Compressions.Regions of low pressure are the Rarefaction.
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