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What happens when a sound wave passes by the particles of a medium?

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Propagation of Sound Waves:

Sound waves move (propagate) through a medium by means of particle-to-particle interaction. The source disturbs the immediately surrounding particles, causing them to vibrate about their fixed position at the same frequency as the source.

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