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11. Waves Flashcards

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state why a sound wave cannot be polarised

A

it is a longitudinal wave

oscillations of air particles are parallel to direction of energy transfer

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state what is plane polarisation of a wave

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oscillations are made to occur in 1 direction, in a plane normal to the direction of energy transfer

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