NEET Physics Wave Motion Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Mechanical waves require a medium for their propagation.
Reason (R): Mechanical waves can propagate through a vacuum.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Mechanical waves require a medium for propagation as they involve oscillations of constituent particles and depend on the elastic properties of the medium. They cannot propagate through a vacuum.
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