In which of the following media can sound travel as a transverse wave?

Water

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Wood

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Nitrogen

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Vacuum

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Answer the following :

(i) Can sound travel in vacuum ?

(ii) How does the speed of sound differ in different media ?

Since sound waves can travel through air, and air can transmit only transverse waves, it follows that sound travels as transverse
waves.