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Which of the following is an acceptable description of the frequency of a transverse wave?

Ahalf the distance between the highest and lowest point
Bthe distance between two consecutive compression
Cthe number of complete cycles that occur in a second
Dthe time required for consecutive highest points to pass a given point

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AL2006


You can spot the correct choice just by looking at their units.

Frequency has units of "per second".

a). and b). are distances, so that can't be it.

d). is time, so that can't be it.

c). is a number per second.
If there's a correct6 answer anywhere on this list,
then it has to be c).

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