Sound needs a medium for propagation

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  • Sound needs a medium for propagation
    Sound is a mechanical wave and needs a material medium like air, water, steel etc. for its propagation. It cannot travel through vacuum, which can be demonstrated by the following experiment.
     Take an electric bell and an airtight glass bell jar.
     The electric bell is suspended inside the airtight bell jar.
     The bell jar is connected to a vacuum pump.
     If you press the switch you will be able to hear the bell.
     Now start the vacuum pump. When the air in the jar is pumped out gradually, the sound becomes fainter, although the same current is passing through the bell.
     After some time when less air is left inside the bell jar you will hear a very feeble sound. What will happen if the air is removed completely? Will you still be able to hear the sound of the bell?
    Conclusion: The sound that it produces cannot be heard because there are no particles inside the jar to transport the disturbance through the vacuum. Sound is a mechanical wave and cannot travel through vacuum.
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