transverse waves can propagate
A)both in a gas and in a metal
B)in a gas but not in a metal
C)not in a gas but in a metal
D)neither in a gas nor in a metal
Please explain your answers.
A)both in a gas and in a metal
B)in a gas but not in a metal
C)not in a gas but in a metal
D)neither in a gas nor in a metal
Please explain your answers.
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Too imprecise to give a general answer. It depends on the type of the waves and their energy.
For visible and shorter wave length , they propagate in gases since in metals there are too much free electrons which interact with the waves in that case B is correct answer
For visible and shorter wave length , they propagate in gases since in metals there are too much free electrons which interact with the waves in that case B is correct answer