What is the propogation of the sound and light?

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Light does not require any material medium to propagate. Light can travel in vacuum. vacuum is a space or region which contains no medium.
Sound, on the other hand, needs a material medium to propagate. It cannot travel in vacuum.

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What is the propogation of the sound and light?

Light does not require any material medium to propagate. Light can travel in vacuum. vacuum is a space or region which contains no medium. Sound, on the other hand, needs a material medium to propagate. It cannot travel in vacuum.

Light does not require any material medium to propagate. Light can travel in vacuum. vacuum is a space or region which contains no medium.
Sound, on the other hand, needs a material medium to propagate. It cannot travel in vacuum.