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ASSERTION Sound waves do not travel through vacuum REASON Sound waves are mechanical waves which require a medium for their propogation A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

ASSERTION

Sound waves do not travel through vacuum

REASON

Sound waves are mechanical waves which require a medium for their propogation

A

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

C

Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

D

Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Grade:12th pass

1 Answers

Mayank Ranka
askIITians Faculty 277 Points
3 years ago

Sound waves are mechanical waves. Unlike electromagnetic waves, they require a medium to propagate.

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work on it.

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