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Grade 12General Physics

differentiate between transverse and longitudnal wave.

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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10 Years ago
Transverse wavestravel well in solids, but not in fluids like liquid or gas.Longitudinal wavesinclude soundwavesand seismic Pwaves. They travel through all states of matter because their medium particles move parallel to the direction of thewave.