When two pulses meet up with each other while moving through the same medium, they have a tendency to bounce off each other and return back to their origin?

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Tommy Finley

25 September, 21:13

When two pulses meet up with each other while moving through the same medium, they have a tendency to bounce off each other and return back to their origin?

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Allyson Meadows · Answer 1

The answer is False. When two pulses meet up with each other while moving through the same medium, they do not have a tendency to bounce off each other and return back to their origin. T he effect of one of the pulses on the displacement is "destroyed" or canceled by the effect of the other pulse.