What material conducts sound best?

Answer 1

Any matter can conduct sound reasonably well. Only empty space (not gas) is a poor conducter. As for speed, the more dense an object is, the faster sound travels through it. So sound travels much faster in a solid than a gas.

Answer 2

As a general rule the denser the material is the better sound will be conducted through it.

Another answer

It's not that simple!

The speed of sound in a solid is given by the formula:

c = (C/p)1/2.

where c = velocity, C = Young's modulus, and p = density.

From this, the higher the Young's modulus of the material is, the faster will be the speed of sound conducted through it BUT the more dense it is, the slower the speed will be.

However the internal structure of the material also plays a very large part: some dense materials, such as lead, have a lot of damping. (Lead bells are not common. Gold ones are not much better. ) Materials such as sodium and potassium fall down on account of their low p.

Beryllium has c of 1.3x106 cm/s which is the highest c.

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Answer 3

The best out of this list is metal however the best metal to conduct sound is aluminum, but the best sound conductor known to man is pure water

Answer 4

Solids transmit sound the best because the molecules are the closest together, so they bump and vibrate the fastest.

Answer 5

Glass and light are two materials that transmit sound the best. That is why thin glass fibers are used in making fiberoptic lines. Water is also a good material to transmit sound.

Answer 6

water

Answer 7

Metal

Answer 8

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