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Why sounds cannot travel in vacuum?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

the sound waves are the matter wave, which always require a medium to travel. Because matter waves travel due to vibration in matter or energy transformation via consecutive particles from the source to the destination. Since in vacuum there is no medium via waves as energy can transfer ,so sound can not travel in vacuum.

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