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Transverse waves are possible in solids but not in fluids wahy?

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Transverse waves require 'rigidity' in the medium, solids have rigidity but fluids do not. However, in a liquid surface, the surface tension provides some rigidity and hence, partially transverse waves are possible on a liquid surface, e.g., ripples.
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  • Transverse waves can propagate in

    A
    Liquids
    B
    Solids
    C
    Gases
    D
    None of these

  • This section contains assertion and reason type questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4), out of which only one is correct. Assertion (A) Transverse waves are possible in solids and strings (under tension) but not in fluids. Reason (R) Solids and strings have shear modulus that is they can sustain shearing stress but fluids yield to shearing stress and hence they do not have shape of their own.

    A
    Both Assertion and Reason are correct, Reason Is the correct explanation of Assertion
    B
    Both Assertion and Reason are correct: Reason Is not the explanation of Assertion
    C
    Assertion Is correct, but Reason is Incorrect
    D
    Assertion Is Incorrect, but Reason is correct

  • Transverse waves can propagate

    A
    both in a gas and in a metal
    B
    in a gas but not in a metal
    C
    not in agas but in a metal
    D
    neither in gas nor in a metal

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