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The speed of sound is faster in:

  1. A
    solids
  2. B
    liquids
  3. C
    gases
  4. D
    vacuum

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Sound waves are mechanical longitudinal waves that require a material medium to propagate. The speed of sound depends on the density and elasticity of the medium ( or ). Because solids possess much higher elastic moduli than liquids or gases, sound travels fastest in solids. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum at all.

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The speed of sound is faster in:
A
solids
B
liquids
C
gases
D
vacuum

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