Speed of Longitudinal Wave – Rankers Physics
Topic: Waves
Subtopic: Sound Wave and its Characteristics

Speed of Longitudinal Wave

Assertion (A): Speed of longitudinal wave in solid and liquid is higher than gases.
Reason (R): Modulus of elasticity is more for solids as compared to liquid & gas.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

The speed of longitudinal waves is given by \(v = \sqrt{\frac{B}{\rho}}\), where \(B\) is the bulk modulus. Solids and liquids have significantly higher bulk moduli compared to gases. Thus, longitudinal waves travel faster in solids and liquids. Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.

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