MCQ
Dispersion can take place for
- ATransverse waves only but not for longitudinal waves
- BLongitudinal waves only but not for transverse waves
- ✓Both transverse and longitudinal waves
- DNeither transverse nor longitudinal waves
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both transverse and longitudinal waves
c
Transverse and Longitudinal waves both can undergo dispersion provided the components constituting them have different velocities.
Transverse and Longitudinal waves both can undergo dispersion provided the components constituting them have different velocities.
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