alleryStart learning →Longitudinal waves need a medium having which property?
AElasticity of shape
BVery low density
CPerfect rigidity
DElasticity of volume
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Elasticity of volume
Compression and rarefaction change volume, so the medium must resist volume change elastically.
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