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sound of explosions taking place on other planet could not be heard by a person on earth. give reason.

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Sound requires a medium to travel. This medium can be air, water or any other physical medium for that matter.

On earth , air acts as a medium for propagation of sound whereas there is no atmosphere exist between other celestial bodies and earth its all vaccum through which sound can't travel.


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