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Sound can be visualized as a wave. Explain.

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A wave is a disturbance that moves through a medium when the particles of the medium set neighbouring particles into motion. They in turn produce similar motion in others. The particles of the medium do not move forward themselves, but the disturbance is carried forward. This is what happens during propagation of sound in a medium, hence sound can be visualized as a wave. Sound waves are characterized by the motion of particles in the medium and are called mechanical waves.

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