Question

With propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is(a) matter(b) energy(c) energy and matter(d) energy, matter and momentum

Answer 1

(b) the quantity transmitted is (b) energy

Answer 2

Answer:

B) Energy

Explanation:

A wave is described as a disturbance that propagates the energy and momentum from one place to the other without the transport of a matter. The propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium often leads to a transmission of energy through the medium without the matter being transmitted. This means that there is no movement of matter (mass) and hence only momentum. Wave motion is a sort of disturbance which travels through a medium, thus with propagation of longitudinal waves through a medium, the quantity transmitted is energy.