A student in your class says "electromagnetic waves can travel through outer space but mechanical waves can’t.” is it this student right or wrong? why?

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Jamcoupe · Answer 1 · 2022-03-31T20:13:16+0000

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electromagnetic waves can travel through space (a vacuum) because it doesn't need a medium and its particles to propagate whereas a mechanical wave needs a medium to propagate. For example sound is a mechanical wave, sound vibrates off a mediums particles to propagate and for sound to be heard and travel

A student in your class says "electromagnetic waves can travel through outer space but mechanical waves can’t.” is it this student right or wrong? why?

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