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no this a opaque material

opaque is a material where light cannot pass through

so it cannot pass through

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no, because when something is in the sound waves path it just ends

They will, but the transfer directly from air to metal is not very efficient, as the above suggests. If the sound-wave can be "coupled" efficiently to the surface of the metal then much of the sound will cross the boundary into it.

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Yes, and as a matter of fact sound waves travel much faster through metal because metal is a thicker medium than air. The thicker the medium, the faster sound travels.

Havent you ever heard of putting your head to a rail track and listening to hear if a train is coming? well there you go.
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extremely well and much faster than it can through air.

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Yes, sound waves are capable of traveling through paper. They are also capable of traveling through walls for example, much to the dismay of people who have noisy neighbors.

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No, because it is a bad medium.

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Yes.

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Yes

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