When a longitudinal wave propagates through a medium,the particles of the medium execute simple harmonic oscillations about their mean positions. These oscillations of a particle are characterised by an invariant
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- BPotential energy
- CSum of kinetic energy and potential energy
- DDifference between kinetic energy and potential energy
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