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The distance between two consecutive crests in a wave train produced in a string is 5 cm. If 2 complete waves pass through any point per second, the velocity of the wave is
A. 10 `cm//s`
B. 2.5 `cm//s`
C. 5 `cm//s`
D. 15 `cm//s`

A

`2.5 cms^(-1)`

B

`5 cms^(-1)`

C

`10cm^(-1)`

D

`15cm^(-1)`

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