why light travels faster than the sound?
Asked by rkjsgr
| 16th Nov, 2010,
12:00: AM
Expert Answer:
Dear student
Light waves are electro-magnetic waves and hence they travel with the speed of sound but sound waves are mechanical waves which need a material medium for their propagation and hence cannot travel at speed greater than that of light.
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| 17th Nov, 2010,
02:07: PM
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