The false statement is:
Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves that can travel in a vacuum.
Electromagnetic waves are actually transverse waves, not longitudinal. They can indeed travel in a vacuum, but they do so as transverse waves.
Which statement is false about mechanical and electromagnetic waves?(1 point)
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Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves that can travel in a vacuum.
Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves that can travel in a vacuum.
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel but electromagnetic waves can travel without a medium
Mechanical waves require a medium to travel but electromagnetic waves can travel without a medium
Mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal waves but electromagnetic waves are primarily transverse waves.
Mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal waves but electromagnetic waves are primarily transverse waves.
Sound is a type of mechanical wave and it travels slower than electromagnetic waves.
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