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If sound waves are reflected from surface of denser medium, there is phase change of.......

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  • 0 rad

  • `π/4`  rad

  • `π/2` rad 

  • π rad

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π rad
There is a phase change of 180°, i.e. the phase of the wave changes by π radians.

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