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What happens when sound hits a vacuum? Where does the energy go?

April 26, 2017energy happens hits Mathematics Physics sound vacuum

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What happens when sound hits a vacuum? Where does the energy go?

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It reflects off the surface of the vacuum container. If you mean some large scale thing where you aim the sound upward toward space, the energy will gradually spread out to become insignificant at any spot and end up as heat in the thinning air.