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When you have the complete compression and rarefaction of a longitudinal wave, that is one complete wave.
It is equal to wavelength.
Rarefaction only occurs in a longitudinal wave. Rarefaction is the reduction of the density of a medium. It is the opposite of compression.
They form a compression wave.
Compression is the areas where the particles are closer together. Rarefaction is the areas where the particles are stretched apart.
When you have the complete compression and rarefaction of a longitudinal wave, that is one complete wave.
compression
It is equal to wavelength.
Rarefaction.
Rarefaction only occurs in a longitudinal wave. Rarefaction is the reduction of the density of a medium. It is the opposite of compression.
They form a compression wave.
Compression is the areas where the particles are closer together. Rarefaction is the areas where the particles are stretched apart.
rarefaction
wavelength
I believe you are referring to rarefaction. The "trough" of a compression / rarefaction wave is called rarefaction.
Rarefaction is the reduction of an items density. Rarefaction is the opposite of compression. It is a technique to look at a species richness.
this kind of wave that includes compressional and rarefaction is called a longitudinal wave.