What is sound? How is it generated? How does it travel? Can sound waves travel in a vacuum?

samuelaplc

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2022-09-27

What is sound? How is it generated? How does it travel? Can sound waves travel in a vacuum?

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Jayleen Copeland

Jayleen Copeland

Beginner2022-09-28Added 4 answers

Sound is an infinitesimally small pressure wave travelling through some kind of medium. It is caused by small local disturbances which lead to a small rise in the local pressure. It cannot travel in vacuum because it needs a medium for its propagation.
kasibug1v

kasibug1v

Beginner2022-09-29Added 4 answers

Sound is an infinitesimally small pressure wave. It is generated by a small disturbance in a medium. It travels by wave propagation. t has maximum velocity in solids and cannot travel in vacuum.

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