Assertion : Solids can support both longitudinal and transverse waves but only…
Physics · NEET · NTA Exams — Oscillations and Waves
Assertion : Solids can support both longitudinal and transverse waves but only longitudinal waves can propagate in gases.
Reason : For the propagation of transverse waves, medium must also necessarily have the property of rigidity.
Reason : For the propagation of transverse waves, medium must also necessarily have the property of rigidity.
- If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- If assertion is true but reason is false.
- If both assertion and reason are false.
Answer
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