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  • Compressions and Rarefactions are characteristic of


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  • A. Longitudinal waves
  • B. Transverse waves
  • C. Both A & B
  • D. Neither of A & B

  • Correct Answer
  • Longitudinal waves 

    Explanation

    Compressions and Rarefactions are characteristic of Longitudinal waves.

    The direction of vibration of the particles is in the same plane as in which the wave is propagating. The particles vibrate back and forth, about their mean positions.

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