For sound to travel through medium, it need not :</br>(a) be rigid</br>(b) be elastic</br>(c) possess inertia</br>(d) be frictionless

(a) be rigid Reason — A material medium is necessary for the propagation of sound from one place to another. Requisites of the medium are : The medium must be elastic. The medium must have inertia. The medium must be frictionless.

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For sound to travel through medium, it need not :
(a) be rigid
(b) be elastic
(c) possess inertia
(d) be frictionless

March 28, 2024

Answer

(a) be rigid

Reason — A material medium is necessary for the propagation of sound from one place to another.

Requisites of the medium are :

The medium must be elastic.
The medium must have inertia.
The medium must be frictionless.

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For sound to travel through medium, it need not :(a) be rigid(b) be elastic(c) possess inertia(d) be frictionless

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For sound to travel through medium, it need not :
(a) be rigid
(b) be elastic
(c) possess inertia
(d) be frictionless