CBSE Class 11-science Answered
According to your test,transverse waves can't travel in liquids.why?
Asked by Vidhi Malik | 29 Nov, 2010, 09:38: PM
Expert Answer
Dear student,
A trnasverse wave can travel through liquids, gases.
A transverse wave needs something to produce a restoring force in the transverse direction, since transverse displacement and return are the basis of these waves. For a taut string the restoring force derives from the tensile elasticity of the string. The reason you can't set up a transverse wave in a fluid is that common fluids have neither tensile nor shear elasticity. There are fluids that may carry transverse waves but these are exceptional.
Since transverse waves are:
seismic wave
electromagnetic wave,
visible light
An oscillating string
their mediums will be transparent or translucent material medium, like glass or air
seismic wave
electromagnetic wave,
visible light
An oscillating string
their mediums will be transparent or translucent material medium, like glass or air
Hope this helps.
Thanking you
Team
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Answered by | 29 Nov, 2010, 10:15: PM
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