A transverse wave is a wave where the particles in the medium move perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction of the source or its propagation (think of a snake slithering through grass) an example of a transverse wave could be a light wave. Light waves for instance don’t need a medium in order to propagate but transverse waves in general do need a medium.
It is also tripled, there is a rule to everything, whatever you do to one thing, you do the exact thing to the other. Hope this solves it :)
Answer:
Thus the time taken is calculated as 387.69 years
Solution:
As per the question:
Half life of 
= 28.5 yrs
Now,
To calculate the time, t in which the 99.99% of the release in the reactor:
By using the formula:
where
N = No. of nuclei left after time t
= No. of nuclei initially started with
(Since, 100% - 99.99% = 0.01%)
Thus
Taking log on both the sides:
t = 387.69 yrs
Answer: in the smaller/ thinner pieces.
