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Assertion :Transverse sound wave does not occurs in gases. Reason: Gases cannot sustain shearing strain.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Liquids and gases can’t sustain shear strain. Therefore transverse waves, which travel in the form of crests and troughs, which involve the change of shape, can’t propagate through in fluid. Fluid possess volume elasticity therefore compressions and rarefactions, which involve the change in volume, can propagate through them.

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