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Two astronauts cannot hear each other on the moon. Why?

Sound is a mechanical wave and requires medium to propagate. As the moon has no atmosphere, it has absence of air. So, there is no medium for sound to propagate. So, two astronauts cannot hear each other on the moon.


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