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Question
Explain why, a ringing bell suspended in a vacuum chamber cannot be heard outside.
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Solution
A ringing bell suspended in a vacuum chamber cannot be heard outside because sound wave is an example of mechanical wave and requires material medium for its propagation. Therefore, sound waves cannot travel through vacuum.
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