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Describe a simple experiment to show that sound cannot propagate through vacuum

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-- Put an alarm clock or a small radio into a jar.

-- Close and seal the jar air-tight.

-- While you're listening to the clock or the radio making sound, start removing the air from the jar with some kind of vacuum machine.

-- Listen to what happens to the sound as the amount of air in the jar becomes less and less.

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