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Explain why transver waves cannot be propagated through fluids?

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Because fluids cant' sustain shearing stress.
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    A
    both in a gas and a metal
    B
    in a gas but not in a metal
    C
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    D
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    A
    Mechanical transverse waves can propagate through all mediums.
    B
    Longitudinal waves can propagate through solids only
    C
    Mechanical transverse waves can propagate through only
    D
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    A
    the wave intensity remains constant for a plane wave
    B
    the wave intensity decreases as the inverse of the distance from the square for a spherical wave
    C
    the wave intensity decreases as the inversee squre of the distance from the source for a spherical wave
    D
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