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What type of mechanical waves do you expect in (a) vacuum, (b) air, (c) inside water, (d) rock, (e) the surface of a liquid? Which statement is correct?

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Answer:
A
Solution:

No mechanical waves in vacuum. Fluids carry only longitudinal waves. Solids carry both. Liquid surface waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal.

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