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Why do empty rooms sound hollow

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An empty room has nothing but hard walls. We know that hard substances reflects the sound . If the distance between you and walls is 17 meter than the sound will echo but if the distance is less than 17 meter than the sound will reverberate . So the empty room sounds hollow.

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Answer:

Every empty room has echo, it's material does that. The object in the room take away that echo.

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