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Do electromagnetic waves travel faster through solids liquids or gases?
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∙ 10y ago
Solids because in solids the velocity of sound is not unique, for example a shear wave will travel at a different velocity (higher) than a pure compression wave. As a matter of fact flexural waves do not have a well defined velocity as they are dispersive ... the frequency of the wave changes with displacement. Furthermore in two and three dimensional waves in solids the propagation area changes with distance so that a characteristic impedance cannot be defined and the wavelelength (but not the frequency) change during propagation. Therefore you will need to define the type of wave in solid before you can ask if a faster wave is possible.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt depends on the type of wave.
Sounds waves travel faster through liquids, due to the higher density of molecules.
However, light waves travel SLOWER as they move through substances of increasing density.
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∙ 12y agoyes because the density is less than gases
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∙ 12y agoLiquids. P waves travel fastest through solids due to its volume. Gases volume is infinte
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∙ 10y agoNo, they travel faster through a vacuum.
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∙ 11y agoIn solids
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Does sound travel through water and solids faster than air?
Yes, and faster through solids than liquids.
Does waves travel through solids or liquids faster?
Sound waves travel faster through denser media, like solids, because the molecules are closer together, making it easier to pass the sound from molecule to molecule. Light and other electromagnetic waves travel faster through less dense media, and they travel fastest through a vacuum.
Do liquids heat up faster than solids?
Yes, liquids heat up faster than solids.
Why does sound travel faster through solids than liquids or gases?
bounces of glass
'Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid or gas?
Through solids fastest, then liquids, then a gas.
Does sound travel through water and solids faster than air?
Yes, and faster through solids than liquids.
Does heat move faster through solids or liquids and gasses?
no
Waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
sound
What waves travel faster through liquids and solids?
Sound waves, being longitudinal in nature, travels faster in liquids and solids.
do solids freeze faster than liquids?
yes solids freeze faster than liquids
Does waves travel through solids or liquids faster?
Sound waves travel faster through denser media, like solids, because the molecules are closer together, making it easier to pass the sound from molecule to molecule. Light and other electromagnetic waves travel faster through less dense media, and they travel fastest through a vacuum.
Do liquids heat up faster than solids?
Yes, liquids heat up faster than solids.
Why does sound travel faster through solids than liquids or gases?
bounces of glass
What are the mediums that waves can travel through?
Waves can travel through many media, depending on their nature. Sound waves can go through solids, liquids and gases. Transverse shock waves can only travel through solids. Electromagnetic waves can go through some solids, liquids or gases, or through a vacuum.
Do longitudinal waves travel through solids and liquids?
Confusing question. Try this - sound waves travel though solids and liquids (and gases), and electromagnetic ("radio") waves travel through a vacuum and gases well, les well through liquids such as water, and hardly at all though conducting solids such as metals.
'Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid or gas?
Through solids fastest, then liquids, then a gas.
Can waves transfer energy through liquids and solids but not through gases or empty space?
Some waves can transfer energy only through liquids and solids, but not through gases or vacuum. Some waves, like sound waves, can transfer energy through gases, liquids and solids but not through vacuum. And some waves, notably electromagnetic waves, can transfer energy through vacuum as well as matter.
