What is a wave according to the 11th class physics and how is wave motion different from particle motion?

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Aman Mishra
8 months ago

A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one point to another without any net transport of matter.

It involves the oscillation of particles in a medium (or space, for electromagnetic waves) which leads to the propagation of energy.

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