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Why do we hear more clearly in a room with curtains then a room withour curtains?

Curtains are poor reflector of sound and hence they absorve most of the sound falling on them. Due to this it donot let echo to occur. On the other hand echo occurs in the room without curtains. So we hear more clearly in a room with curtains then a room withour curtains.


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