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प्रश्न
When a transverse wave on a string is reflected from the free end, the phase change produced is ..............
(a) zero rad
(b) ` pi/2 ` rad
(c) `(3pi)/4` rad
(d) `pi` rad
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उत्तर
(a) zero rad
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