IS WATER WAVE A LONGITUDIONAL WAVE? IF SO.... WHY?????
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| 9th Apr, 2008,
04:10: PM
Waves created in water can be transverse or longitudinal. For example if a stone is dropped in a pond, the waves that spread out from the source of disturbance are transverse waves.
However, longitudinal waves can also be created in water. For example if it is enclosed in a tube witha rigid wall at the right end and a movable piston at the left end. If we give the piston a single back and forth motion, displacement and pressure variations travel down the length of the medium. This is a longitudinal wave.
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| 11th Apr, 2008,
05:15: PM
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