The correct statement is :

(a) Sound and light both require medium for propagation

(b) Sound can travel in vacuum, but light can not

(c) Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation

(d) Sound and light both can travel in vacuum.

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(c) Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation.

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Q. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Sound is produced by vibrations.
(ii) Sound requires a medium for propagation.
(iii) Light and sound both require a medium for propagation.
(iv) Sound travels faster than light.

Statement 1: Sound needs a medium for its propagation.
Statement 2: Sound cannot propagate through vacuum as vacuum does not have particles which can vibrate.

Sound requires a material medium for its propagation while light does not require any material medium for its propagation.

Q. Question 3
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Sound is produced by vibrations.
(ii) Sound requires a medium for propagation.
(iii) Light and sound both require a medium for propagation.
(iv) Sound travels slower than light.

(a) i, ii and iv only
(b) i and ii only
(c) i, ii and iii only
(d) ii, iii and iv only

Q. Light can travel in vacuum but not sound because

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The correct statement is : (a) Sound and light both require medium for propagation (b) Sound can travel in vacuum, but light can not (c) Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation (d) Sound and light both can travel in vacuum.

(c) Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation.

The correct statement is :

(a) Sound and light both require medium for propagation

(b) Sound can travel in vacuum, but light can not

(c) Sound needs medium, but light does not need medium for its propagation

(d) Sound and light both can travel in vacuum.