Question

Transverse waves can propagate ________.

• A. in a gas but not in a metal
• B. both in a gas and in a metal
• C. not in a gas but in a metal
• D. neither in a gas nor in a metal

Answer 1

The correct option is C not in a gas but in a metal

As gases are not rigid, or their Modulus of rigidity is zero, transverse waves cannot propagate through them.

But in metals which are solids, transverse wave can propagate.