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The bell jar experiment shows that...

The bell jar experiment shows that

A

sound cannot travel through vacuum

B

sound can travel through gas

C

sound can travel through vacuum

D

velocity of sound is least in gases

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Bell jar experiment shows that sound requires a medium for its propagation and cannot travel through vacuum
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