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**The particles bump into each other, moving back and forth but after it passes they remain where they were initially.**
In a sound wave, particles of the medium (such as air, water, or solids) oscillate back and forth as the wave passes through, but they do not travel with the wave. Instead, they return to their original positions after the wave has passed, creating areas of compression and rarefaction in the medium.