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Does sound (longitudinal wave) travel very slowly in a vacuum? Why?
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Does sound (longitudinal wave) travel very slowly in a vacuum? Why?

Does sound (longitudinal wave) travel very slowly in a vacuum? Why?-example-1
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because sound is a wave, it travels through vibrations of particles. in our case, that's water or oxygen. in space, theres no molecules for it to travel
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