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Sound CANNOT travel through:

AWater
BVacuum
CAir
DSteel
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Vacuum
Sound needs a material medium (gas, liquid or solid) to propagate, because sound is a vibration of the particles of the medium. In a vacuum there are no particles to vibrate, so sound cannot travel through it.
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