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Waves inside a gas are
A
Longitudinal
B
Transverse
C
Partly longitudinal, partly transverse.
D
None of these
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Correct option is A. Longitudinal $$Answer:-$$ A option
In fluids (liquids and gases), atoms have no "equilibrium location"; they can move freely past each other. So if one atom gets moved by a disturbance, there's no restoring force to pull it back to its equilibrium location,
hence transverse waves cannot travel through fluids.
so only longitudinal waves can travel in gases and liquids.
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