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Sound cannot travel in vacuum.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Sound Waves**: - Sound is classified as a mechanical wave. This means it requires a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate. 2. **Nature of Sound Propagation**: - Sound travels in the form of compressions and rarefactions. - Compressions are regions where particles are close together. ...
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  • Read the given statement and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement. Statement: Sound connot travel in vacuum. Conclusions: I. We cannot hear sound of explosion in vacuum. II. We cannot hear sound of explosion in atmosphere.

    A
    Only Conclusion I follows.
    B
    Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
    C
    Only Conclusion II follows
    D
    Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow.
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    A
    Solid
    B
    Liquid
    C
    Vacuum
    D
    Both (a) and (c )
  • Consider the following statements: 1. Two persons on the surface of moon cannot talk to each other. 2. Sound waves cannot travel through vacuum. 3. Speed of sound is greater in solid medium than in liquid or gas medium.

    A
    3 alone is correct
    B
    1 and 2 are correct
    C
    1 and 3 are correct
    D
    1, 2 and 3 are correct
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