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A student is investigating two types of waves. Which question can the student ask to determine whether a wave is electromagnetic?
Can the wave travel through a vacuum?
Can the wave travel through a solid?
Can the wave travel through a liquid?
Can the wave travel through a gas?
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Can the wave travel through a vacuum?
Reason: electromagnetic waves (light, radio, X‑rays) do not need a material medium and can propagate through vacuum; mechanical waves (sound, water waves, seismic) require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) and cannot travel through vacuum.
Reason: electromagnetic waves (light, radio, X‑rays) do not need a material medium and can propagate through vacuum; mechanical waves (sound, water waves, seismic) require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) and cannot travel through vacuum.
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