A sound wave cannot travel through

Water

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Vacuum

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Air

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Solution

The correct option is B Vacuum
Sound requires material medium to travel. The sound wave can travel through solid, liquid and gas but it cannot travel through vacuum. Speed of sound is maximum in solids and minimum in gases.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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