as sound waves travels .what happens to the Particles in the medium it travels through

Question

The particles bump into each other moving back and forth as well as traveling with the waves as it moves ending up far from where they started

The particles travel outwards with the wave ending up far from where they started
The particles bumped between each other moving back and forth but after it passes they remain where they were initially
The particles remain Solitary allowing the wave to pass around them

Answer 1

When sound waves travel through a medium (like air, water, or solids), they cause the particles of that medium to vibrate. The correct description of what happens to the particles in the medium as sound waves pass through them is:

The particles bump into each other moving back and forth but after it passes they remain where they were initially.

In other words, sound waves cause the particles to oscillate around their original positions. These oscillations involve compressions and rarefactions, where particles move closer together and then spread apart, but they do not travel with the wave over long distances. Instead, they return to their original positions once the wave has passed.