With propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is
(a) Matter.
(b) Energy.
(c) Energy and matter.
(d) Energy, matter and momentum.
With propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is
(a) Matter.
(b) Energy.
(c) Energy and matter.
(d) Energy, matter and momentum.
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1 Answer
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This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar
(b) Propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium leads to transmission of energy through the medium without matter being transmitted. So no movement of energy and matter hence momentum
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