In a gaseous medium, a sound wave is ______________.

transverse

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longitudinal

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both transverse and longitudinal

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neither transverse nor longitudinal

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Solution

The correct option is B
longitudinal

In gaseous medium, sound wave travels as a longitudinal wave.
A longitudinal wave is a wave where direction of vibration of its particles is parallel to the direction of propagation of wave.

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