Lesson: Chapter 4 — Waves and their applications
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In the bell-jar experiment, why does the bell's sound fade away as the air is pumped out?
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Sound needs a medium, and the medium is being removed. The bell is still vibrating, but with no air in the jar there is nothing to carry the vibrations to the glass and out to our ears.
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