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Question
Assertion (A): Longitudinal waves can travel only in solids and on the surface of liquids.
Reason (R): Transverse waves can travel in solid, liquid as well as in gas.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Solution
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Explanation:
Both statements are false. Longitudinal waves can travel through solids, liquids and gases. Mechanical transverse waves travel through solids and along liquid surfaces, but not through gases.
Notes
According to the question, the correct option is not included in the four given options, so I added one more option for this.
