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Why is it that transverse waves cannot be produced in a gas? Can the transverse waves be produced in solids and liquids?

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Transverse waves travel in the form of crests and troughs and so involve change in shape. As gas has no elasticity of shape, transverse waves cannot be produced in it.
Yes, solids and liquid have eleasticity so transverse wave can be produced.
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