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24.2 Exercise 3

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A wave is travelling through a medium until it hits the end of the medium and there is nothing but vacuum beyond. What happens to a mechanical wave? Electromagnetic wave?

  1. reflects backward, continues on
  2. reflects backward, reflects backward
  3. continues on, continues on
  4. stops, continues on

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 24.2 Production of Electromagnetic Waves, exercise 3

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