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The speed of sound is dependent on pressure and the density of the medium.
velocity = square root of ( change in pressure / change in density )
In any given medium, both the pressure and density vary dramatically compared to air. So the effect is that the speed of sound is increased in materials that have a higher ratio of pressure to density.
Some examples are:
Air at 0 degrees C, absolute pressure 1 bar : 343 m/s
Water at 0 degrees C : 1435 m/s
Although the water is greater density than air, the pressure is much greater so
sound travels faster.
Diamond permits speed of sound at 12000 m/s
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∙ 14y agoDense solids, because the molecules are closer together.
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∙ 12y agoSound travels the fastest in nonporous solids like iron.
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∙ 10y agoThe speed of sound is greatest in the most dense medium.
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∙ 10y agoThe one that has the most density.
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∙ 12y agoair
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Explain why the speed of sound changes if the temperature of the medium changes?
The speed of sound depends upon elasticity and inertia of the medium which in turn depend upon the temperature of the medium.That's why speed of sound depends upon the temperature of the medium.
Why does the speed of sound depend on the temperature of the medium?
Speed of sound increases with the increase in temperature of the medium .In fact the speed of sound is directly proportional to the square root of absolute temp. of the medium.
What is the fastest speed sound can travel at?
Speed of sound travels in gases (like air), in liquids, and in solids. In air at 20 °C speed of sound travels with c = 343 m/s.
Why the speed of light has been quoted as being 'in a vacuum' yet the speed of sound is at a specific temperature?
Light will be transported without a medium. The speed of light is = 299 792 458 m/s. Sound need a medium to be transported. It's mostly air, where the temperature is important. The speed of air is 343 m/s at 20 degrees Celsius and 331.3 m/s at 0 degrees Celsius.
How fast is sound energy?
It depends on the substance the sound is traveling through. If the sound is traveling through air, it is usually about 800km/h. If it is traveling through water, the speed is about 4000km/h. If it is traveling through cosmos, its speed is 0km/h.
As the temperature of a medium increases the rate of speed of sound through the medium what?
The speed of sound through the medium also increases.
Why is the speed of sound slower then the speed of light?
The sound needs a medium to be transported. Without that medium (vacuum) there is no sound. The sound is blocked by air mulecules. The light does not need a medium.
Speed of sound waves?
Speed of sound depends on the density of the medium in which it travels. In air medium, speed of sound wave is approximately 330 m/s.
Why does speed of sound depend on the temperature of a medium through which sound waves travel?
Speed of sound increases with the increase in temperature of the medium .In fact the speed of sound is directly proportional to the square root of absolute temp. of the medium.
How does the medium affect the speed of sound?
actually medium has amain role in the speed of sound, In air the sound can move faster while comparing to any other medium like liquid ,solid
When the temperature of a medium increases the speed of sound decreases true or false?
No it is not true. When the temperature of the medium increases the speed of sound in that medium increases.
Why is the speed of sound constant despite changing frequencies?
Speed of sound in a medium depends only on the properties on the medium.
How is the sound speed and the medium related?
When the density of the medium increases, the speed of the sound wave increases.
Why speed of light is greater than speed of sound?
The speed of light is the speed at which electromagnetic waves propagate through a medium. The speed of sound is the speed at which acoustic waves propagate through a medium. As the speed of sound relies on the medium moreso than the speed of light, sound propagates much slower than light.
Why does the speed of sound change if the temperature of the medium change?
because the density of the medium changes with temprature
What is the speed of sound and what does the speed depend upon?
It depends on the medium and the temperature. The warmer and thicker the medium the faster the sound travels.
Explain why the speed of sound changes if the temperature of the medium changes?
The speed of sound depends upon elasticity and inertia of the medium which in turn depend upon the temperature of the medium.That's why speed of sound depends upon the temperature of the medium.
