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How does a mechanical wave pass through a medium?
ABy carrying the particles away
BBy moving only through vacuum
CBy neighbour-to-neighbour stress
DWithout any strain in medium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. By neighbour-to-neighbour stress
Each particle's deformation stresses its neighbour, passing the disturbance on without carrying matter far.
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