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Chapter 12, Problem 45TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why would it be futile to attempt to detect sounds from other planets, even with the very best audio detectors?
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QUESTION:
Why would it be futile to attempt to detect sounds from other planets, even with the very best audio detectors?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Sound is a mechanical wave which requires a medium to propagate , so sound cannot travel in vacuum. That is in vacuum, the speed of sound is zero.