A sound wave in air consists of alternate compressions and rarefactions along its path so in this situation how does a compression differs from a rarefaction
A compression is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. A rarefaction is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.
The region where the medium is compressed is known as a compression and the region where the medium is spread out is known as a rarefaction.
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