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Question
The correct statement is :
Options
Sound and light both require medium for propagation.
Sound can travel in vacuum, but light can not
Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation.
Sound and light both can travel in vacuum.
Solution
The correct statement is : Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation.
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