A longitudinal wave moves through a medium, Physics

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As a longitudinal wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium:

a) vibrate in a path parallel to the path of the wave

b) vibrate in a path perpendicular to the path of the wave

c) follow the wave along its entire path

d) do not move

 

Ans- Vibrate in a path parallel to the path of the wave

 


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