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Explain why an engineering brick wall with a hard plaster finish will provide good sound insulation but poor sound absorption


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It is a reflective surface that bounces the sound waves back.  Hence, it insulates sound because it bounces the sound away, yet does not absorb the sound waves like a softer or porous material.


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