Why is the sound longitudinal wave and not transverse wave ?

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Solution

Sound waves in air (and any fluid medium) are longitudinal waves because particles of the medium through which the sound is transported vibrate parallel to the direction that the sound wave moves.

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(iv) Longitudinal waves

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