Statement I : Sound waves can travel through vacuum. Statement I : Light is an electromagnetic wave and can travel through vacuum.

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Q: 59 (CAPF/2018)

Statement I : Sound waves can travel through vacuum.
Statement I : Light is an electromagnetic wave and can travel through vacuum.

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

CAPF

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0,47,23,3,15,5,47

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{'sound waves': [0, 0, 2, 9], 'electromagnetic wave': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'light': [16, 4, 34, 62], 'vacuum': [0, 1, 3, 7]}

Option 1 states that both statements are true, and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. However, this is not accurate.

Statement I is true, as sound waves can indeed travel through a medium such as air or water. However, it is false to say that sound waves can travel through a vacuum. Since a vacuum is an absence of matter, there is no medium for sound waves to propagate through.

Statement II is true, as light is an electromagnetic wave and can travel through a vacuum. Unlike sound waves, light does not require a medium to travel and can move through empty space.

Therefore, Option 4 is the correct answer, stating that Statement I is false (sound waves cannot travel through vacuum) but Statement II is true (light can travel through vacuum).