Question:
Assertion (A): Compressions and rarefactions move through the medium.
Reason (R): Individual particles of the medium continuously move forward with the wave.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true. [Pg. No. 191]
Answer:
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(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Explanation: Compressions and rarefactions travel through the medium as a sound wave, but the particles of the medium only vibrate about their mean positions and do not continuously move forward with the wave.
