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Question
Sound cannot travel in vacuum.
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Sound requires a medium to travel through. When air has been entirely removed from a vessel, it is said that there is a vacuum in the vessel. Since a vacuum is devoid of any medium, sound cannot travel through it.
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