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प्रश्न
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उत्तर
Three distinctions between light and sound waves are
(a). Light waves can travel through a vacuum while sound waves cannot.
(b). Light waves are transverse waves while sound waves are longitudinal waves.
(c). The velocity of light in air is 3 x 108 m/s while the speed of light in air is just about 330 m/s.
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