Sound waves cannot travel in:

air

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metal

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vacuum

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water

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wood

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Solution

The correct option is B vacuum
Sound waves are mechanical waves and we know from the properties of mechanical waves that they require medium to propagate , therefore sound waves cannot travel in vacuum.

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