A standing wave in a pipe has nodes that are 1.2 m apart.What is the wavelength of the wave?
A)0.6 m
B)1.2 m
C)1.8 m
D)2.4 m
E)cannot tell without knowing which harmonic it is

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The distance between two consecutive nodes or antinodes in a standing wave is half the wavelength. Therefore, if the nodes are 1.2 m apart, the wavelength is 2.4 m (double the distance between nodes).

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