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Light can travel in vacuum whereas sound can not do so. Why?

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Light being electromagnetic wave do not require
any material medium for its propagation. Hence
light can travel in vacuum. On the other hand
sound is a mechanical wave. It requires a
material medium for its propagation. Hence
sound can not travel in vacuum.
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