True or false in a longitudinal wave the matter in the medium moves back-and-forth at right angles to the direction of the wave travels

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Baron Legendre · Answer 1 · 2015-03-24T14:10:22+0000

False! Matter moves in fact back and forth just like for sound in fact, but parallel to the direction of propagation. Perpendicular deformation will be for transversal waves!

True or false in a longitudinal wave the matter in the medium moves back-and-forth at right angles to the direction of the wave travels

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