Transverse waves can propagate through which of these media?

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1. Transverse waves can propagate through which of these media?

Only through a gas, not through a metal

Both through a gas and through a metal

Through a metal, but not through a gas

Neither through a gas nor through a metal

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Transverse waves need a medium that resists shear (sideways deformation). Solids like metal provide this, but gases do not, so transverse waves cannot propagate through a gas.