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Classify each of the following waves as transverse or longitudinal
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
Classify each of the following waves as transverse or longitudinal, giving one reason for your choice in each case: (a) Vibrations on a stretched guitar string (b) Sound propagating through air (c) Light travelling in vacuum
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Mechanical Waves
Waves
Transverse and longitudinal waves
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