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Water waves are

  • Option 1)

    Longitudinal

  • Option 2)

    Transverse

  • Option 3)

    Both longitudinal and transverse

  • Option 4)

    Neither longitudinal nor transverse

 

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Water waves are transverse as well as longitudinal in nature.

 

Property of Longitudinal Waves -

All particle in compression phase are in phase.

All particle in rarefaction phase are in phase.

Distance between two consecutive compression or rarefaction is equal to wavelength of the wave.

- wherein

 

 

 


Option 1)

Longitudinal

This is incorrect.

Option 2)

Transverse

This is incorrect.

Option 3)

Both longitudinal and transverse

This is correct.

Option 4)

Neither longitudinal nor transverse

This is incorrect.

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