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Transverse waves can propagate ________.

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in a gas but not in a metal
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both in a gas and in a metal
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not in a gas but in a metal
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neither in a gas nor in a metal
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Solution

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.

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