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true or false in a longitudinal wave the matter in the medium moves back-and-forth at right angles to the direction of the wave travels

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False! Matter moves in fact back and forth just like for sound in fact, but parallel to the direction of propagation. Perpendicular deformation will be for transversal waves!


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