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Grade 9Wave Motion

light travels in air as electromagnetic or tranverse waves???

it should be electrmag. as transverse waves cannot travel in gases

corect me if I am wrong

Profile image of Shivam Bhagat
15 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

Light is a transverse wave. Light is not a mechanical wave to travel longitudinally.