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Types of Waves and Their Properties
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The longitudinal wave can be observed in
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Elastic media
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Longitudinal waves travel only in the elastic medium. These waves comprise of compressions and rarefactions. The speed of Longitudinal waves is given by :
$v=\dfrac{\sqrt{B}}{\rho }$ where B is the bulk modulus of elasticity and $\rho $ is the density of the medium