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A standing wave is produced on a string on a string clamped at one end and free at the other. The length of the string

A

must be an integral multiple `lamda/4`

B

must be an integral multiple of `lamda/2`

C

must be an integral multiple of `lamda`

D

may be an integral multiple of `lamda/2`

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