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Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Question
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In case of standing waves no energy can be transferred past a node. Why?

Answer

In case of standing wave, energy is returned back through reflected wave and hence the net energy transferred past a node is zero. 

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Some More Questions From Mechanical Properties of Fluids Chapter

Can sound travel in vacuum?

Can two persons hear each other on the moon? Explain.

Can electromagnetic wave propagate in vacuum?

Can we listen in vacuum?

Which of the two moves forward during wave motion - particle or disturbance?

What type of wave is sound wave when it travels in air?

What type of wave is sound wave when it travels in solids?

Which of the two - sound or light is longitudinal in nature?

In what form the sound travels in air?

Define frequency.