Match the following media with the corresponding type of sound wave in them.
(L - Longitudinal, T - Transverse)

Both L and T

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Only L

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No propagation

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Solution

Sound, being a mechanical wave, cannot travel through vacuum. In liquids and gases, it propagates only as a longitudinal wave. However, in solids, it can propagate as longitudinal wave or a transverse wave.

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