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

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Transverse waves travel in the form of crests and troughs involving change in shape of the medium. As liquid and gases do not possess the elasticity of shape, therefore mechanical transverse waves cannot be produced in liquids and gases.
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