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Mechanical (think of sound) waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)
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Mechanical waves (like sound) require a material medium — they transport energy by oscillating particles in a solid, liquid, or gas. A vacuum has no particles to carry those oscillations, so sound cannot travel through empty space. (Electromagnetic waves, e.g. light or radio, do travel in a vacuum.)
Mechanical waves (like sound) require a material medium — they transport energy by oscillating particles in a solid, liquid, or gas. A vacuum has no particles to carry those oscillations, so sound cannot travel through empty space. (Electromagnetic waves, e.g. light or radio, do travel in a vacuum.)
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