Sound waves need a medium for its propagation.

Yes

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The sound is a disturbance that propagates through a medium. The disturbance then travels in the medium in form of waves. Hence it needs a medium for its propagation. Sound cannot propagate in a vacuum since there are no particles to vibrate in a vacuum.

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