Longitudinal waves cannot travel through a vacuum. True False

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FALSE Only electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum; mechanical waves such as sound waves require a particle-interaction to transport their energy. There are no particles in a vacuum. Waves are either longitudinal or transverse.
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