Why is sound wave called a longitudinal wave?
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09/01/2021 11:03 am
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Why is sound wave called a longitudinal wave?
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09/01/2021 11:04 am
A sound wave is called a longitudinal wave as it travels in a medium in the form of compressions and rarefactions where the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction which is parallel to the direction of propagation of the sound wave.
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