Are compressions found on the same location in the slinky before and after hitting the wall?

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No, compressions in a slinky are not found at the same location before and after hitting the wall. When a compression wave hits the end of a slinky, it reflects back as a rarefaction wave back into the slinky, resulting in a new pattern of compressions and rarefactions.

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