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A longitudinal wave in air is travelling towards the closed base of measuring cylinder. IF a compression reach the bottom, it will be reflected back as

A

a compression

B

a rarefaction

C

a rarefaction or a compression depending upon the height and radius of the cylinder

D

compression or rarefaction depending upon the velocity of the incident wave

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A
Waves are reflected from a denser medium
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