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Because the electric field portion of the electromagnetic wave are rapidly attenuated in water, due to its conductivity.
This is also why light becomes horizontally polarized when it reflects off water, the vertically polarized part of the electric field is absorbed during the process of reflection.
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electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum while water waves travel in water.
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What does contrast electromagnetic waves with water and sound waves mean?
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