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Why doesn’t sound travel in a vacuum? And in what way can sound be canceled? Consider what you have learned about sound and answer the question: How do musical instruments produce their characteristic sounds?

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Uploaded: 2022-04-18T03:34:25-08:00
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          Why doesn’t sound travel in a vacuum? And in what way can sound be canceled? Consider what you have learned about sound and answer the question: How do musical instruments produce their characteristic sounds?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Khoobchandra Agrawal

04/18/2022

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- In a vacuum, there are no particles (atoms or molecules) to transmit the vibrations that constitute sound waves. - Therefore, sound cannot travel in a vacuum because there is no medium to carry the energy of the sound wave. Show more…

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Why doesn’t sound travel in a vacuum? And in what way can sound be canceled? Consider what you have learned about sound and answer the question: How do musical instruments produce their characteristic sounds?