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Technically the speed of light does not vary because of the material, because the speed of light is a constant at around 300,000km/s

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Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles in solids are closer together and transmit vibrations more efficiently. In liquids, the particles are more spread out, so sound travels slower. Gas is the slowest medium for sound to travel through due to the large spaces between particles.


Is there anything that solids can pass through but liquids cant?

Solids can pass through filters with small pores sizes that liquids cannot pass through due to their larger molecular size and inability to flow freely through tight spaces. This property is used in various separation processes such as filtration.


What can particles of matter pass through?

Particles of matter can pass through substances with spaces between their molecules, such as air, water, and some solids.


Why you can easily move your hand in air but not in solids?

When moving your hand in the air, the molecules are more spread out, allowing you to easily push through the spaces. In solids, the molecules are closely packed, creating resistance when trying to move your hand through them. This resistance is what makes it harder to move your hand in solids than in the air.


Sound travels faster in solids or liquids?

Sound travels faster in a medium that that has no or less interference. In other words we can say that it will travel faster in solid practically thinking that sound is echoced by the solid objects better than the liquid medium and as a result the sound waves travel with faster velocity and travel greater distance.

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Does sound travel faster through a solid liquid gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles in solids are closer together and transmit vibrations more efficiently. In liquids, the particles are more spread out, so sound travels slower. Gas is the slowest medium for sound to travel through due to the large spaces between particles.


How do gasses liquid and soilds differ in respect of the spaces between particles?

Liquids have smaller spaces between the molecules than a gas, and Solids have smaller spaces than liquids.


What do solids and liquids have that gases dont?

big spaces between the particles???


Is there anything that solids can pass through but liquids cant?

Solids can pass through filters with small pores sizes that liquids cannot pass through due to their larger molecular size and inability to flow freely through tight spaces. This property is used in various separation processes such as filtration.


What are the similarities of solids and liquids?

They are all forms of matter. They are identified by the inter-molecular spaces between their molecules.


What are much less in gases than solids and liquids?

Gases have much less density compared to solids and liquids due to the larger spaces between gas particles. This makes gases easier to compress and to expand to fill a container.


Why can solids be converted to liquids?

In solids the intermolecular spaces are very small and the intermolecular forces of attraction are very high.When a solid is heated or get some form of energy, due to this the bonds between the molecules break and the intermolecular spaces increase.Thus as intermolecular spaces in liquid is greater it is converted to a liquid.


Which of these could act as mediums solids liquids gases and or empty spaces?

all of them are; except, empty space can only be a medium to electromagnetic waves


What particle takes up space?

Particles dont take up space it is heat that gives particles energy to move and expand solids have smaller spaces between them liquids have larger spaces between them gases have the largest spaces between them


Why does light travel slower in solids than in empty spaces?

the velocity/speed of light is fastest in a vacuum, slower in air , slower yet in liquids and slowest in solids. the reason for this is the density of the medium. density is the amount of mass contained in a unit volume of space. solids have alot more mass in the same unit volume than any other medium. this makes it difficult for light waves to penetrate through it and alot of light if not all the light is reflected. liqiuds are generally less dence than solids thus light can easily travel through it. gas particles are spaced farthest apart thus its very easy for light to travel through it. light travels fastest in vacuum because in a vacuum there are no particles to deflect, or reflect the light waves.


What are the similarities of solid liquids and gases?

Solids, liquids, and gases are all made up of protons, neutrons, and ions. They also all go through changes when heated or cooled.


What can particles of matter pass through?

Particles of matter can pass through substances with spaces between their molecules, such as air, water, and some solids.