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Question
A continuous disturbance is created on the surface of water in a ripple tank with a small piece of cork floating on it. Describe the motion of the cork. What does the motion of the cork tell about the disturbance?
Solution
Cork will move up and down about the mean position at the same position along horizontal.
It tells as that only the disturbance/energy is transferred from one particle to the other but particles of the medium do not move from one position to the other.
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