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puteri [66]
4 years ago
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What is a medium and why do waves travel through them?

Physics
1 answer:
Vera_Pavlovna [14]4 years ago
5 0
Electromagnetic waves<span> differ from mechanical </span>waves<span> in that they </span>do<span> not require a </span>medium<span> to propagate. This means that electromagnetic </span>waves<span> can </span>travel<span> not only </span>through<span> air and solid materials, but also </span>through<span> the vacuum of space.</span>
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