Sound waves are mechanical waves and require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to propagate.
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the sound waves?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2020 · Topic: Sound (Nature and Propagation of Sound Waves)
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