Why are sound waves in air characterized as longitudinal?

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Why are sound waves in air characterized as longitudinal?

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the particles of medium through the sound is transported vibrated parallel to direction

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Step-by-step explanation:

the sound wave in air are characterized as longitude because the particles of medium through which the sound is transported vibrated parallel to direction

Yousef Imran answered Feb 13, 2020

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