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Difference Between Longitudinal and Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Transverse
The movement of the medium is of the same The movement of the medium is
direction of the wave perpendicular to the direction of wave
This wave can be produced in any medium This wave can be produced in solid and
such as gas, liquid or solid liquid’s surface
It is made of rarefactions and compressions It is made of troughs and crests
