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why are sound waves called mechanical waves?
why are sound waves called mechanical waves?
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You should know that the mechanichal waves are those waves which require a medium for propogation. Sound needs a medium (solid, liquid or gas) for their propogation and can't travel without a medium.Therefore sound wave is a mechanical wave.
You should know that the mechanichal waves are those waves which require a medium for propogation. Sound needs a medium (solid, liquid or gas) for their propogation and can't travel without a medium.Therefore sound wave is a mechanical wave.
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