How does a particle of air move as the sound of wave passes

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Geralyn · Answer 1 · 2017-10-16T21:17:05+0000

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a sound wave consists of compression and rarefaction which propagate in the same direction the sound wave is moving
a particle in a compressed region will get more packed with other particles (high pressure)
while a particle in a rarefaction will move away from other particles (low pressure)

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