Light needs a material medium to travel.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Light travels in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Light waves do not require a material medium for their propagation, and can travel in a space where there is a vacuum.
Hence, the given statement is false.

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The correct statement is :

(a) Sound and light both require medium for propagation

(b) Sound can travel in vacuum, but light can not

(d) Sound and light both can travel in vacuum.

Light needs a material medium to travel.

From the bell jar experiment, it is inferred that sound needs a material medium to travel.

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