Statement-1: In a standing wave formed on a string fixed at both ends, all particles between two consecutive nodes oscillate in phase.
Statement-2: The distance between a node and the next antinode in a standing wave is equal to half the wavelength.

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Statement-1: In a standing wave formed on a string fixed at both ends, all particles between two consecutive nodes oscillate in phase.

Statement-2: The distance between a node and the next antinode in a standing wave is equal to half the wavelength.

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In a standing wave, all particles within a single loop (between two consecutive nodes) oscillate in phase, so Statement-1 is true. The distance between a node and the next antinode is one-fourth of the wavelength, i.e., λ /4 , not λ /2 . Thus, Statement-2 is false.

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