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Destructive interference of two waves travelling in a medium occurs when the crest of one wave lines up with the ........... of another wave.

A
trough

B
amplitude

C
crest

D
frequency

E
wavelength

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Destructive interference occurs between two waves when they are completely out of phase to each other. 
Crests and troughs are separated by a phase of .
Hence if crest of a wave lines with trough of the other, they are completely out of phase and thus would result in destructive interference.
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Question Text
Destructive interference of two waves travelling in a medium occurs when the crest of one wave lines up with the ........... of another wave.
TopicWaves
SubjectPhysics
ClassClass 11
Answer TypeText solution:1
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