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No. Sound waves travel fastest through mediums that have tighter or more densely packed molecules. Longitudinal waves need a conductor (i.e. molecule) to transmit sound. The closer the molecules are, the faster a sound wave is able to pass from one to another. Therefore, sound travels fastest through solid mediums (densely packed molecules), then liquids (less densely packed), then gases (least densely packed).

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Why does light travel through gas the fastest?

Light travels faster through gas compared to other mediums because gas molecules are farther apart, allowing light to travel through with less interference or absorption. In solids and liquids, the molecules are closer together, resulting in more interactions that slow down the speed of light.


Why does sound travel faster in warm?

Because the molecules are less dense and they vibrate faster letting sound travel faster


Does sound waves travel faster through molecules or water and why?

They travel faster in water. Water molecules are closer together (more dense) than are air molecules and sound is a compressive phenomenon, meaning that a sound wave is carried through a medium by the molecules of that medium transferring the sound energy one to another. If the molecules are closer together, this energy transfer happens more quickly. Human ears aren't really designed to notice this difference, mostly because we're in air all the time, but dolphins and whales take great advantage of it.


Do sound waves travel faster through gases or solids?

Of the three mediums (gas, liquid, and solid) sound waves travel the slowest through gases, faster through liquids, and fastest through solids. This is because longitudinal waves require collisions between particles to transmit energy - in dense materials, the atoms are closer together, leading to more collisions per second, increasing the speed of transmission. Temperature also affects the speed of sound.


Does Sound wave travel slowest through a hot materials or a cold materials?

Sound waves generally travel faster through hot materials compared to cold materials because the molecules in hot materials are more energetic and can transmit vibrations more quickly. Cold materials have slower molecular movement, which can hinder the speed at which sound waves travel.

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Why does light travel through gas the fastest?

Light travels faster through gas compared to other mediums because gas molecules are farther apart, allowing light to travel through with less interference or absorption. In solids and liquids, the molecules are closer together, resulting in more interactions that slow down the speed of light.


Does sound travel slowest through gases because the molecules of a gas are far apart?

yes


Why does sound travel faster in warm?

Because the molecules are less dense and they vibrate faster letting sound travel faster


Does sound waves travel faster through molecules or water and why?

They travel faster in water. Water molecules are closer together (more dense) than are air molecules and sound is a compressive phenomenon, meaning that a sound wave is carried through a medium by the molecules of that medium transferring the sound energy one to another. If the molecules are closer together, this energy transfer happens more quickly. Human ears aren't really designed to notice this difference, mostly because we're in air all the time, but dolphins and whales take great advantage of it.


Do sound waves travel faster through gases or solids?

Of the three mediums (gas, liquid, and solid) sound waves travel the slowest through gases, faster through liquids, and fastest through solids. This is because longitudinal waves require collisions between particles to transmit energy - in dense materials, the atoms are closer together, leading to more collisions per second, increasing the speed of transmission. Temperature also affects the speed of sound.


Does Sound wave travel slowest through a hot materials or a cold materials?

Sound waves generally travel faster through hot materials compared to cold materials because the molecules in hot materials are more energetic and can transmit vibrations more quickly. Cold materials have slower molecular movement, which can hinder the speed at which sound waves travel.


Does sound travel travel faster through solid or gas?

Sound travels faster through solids. It does this because sound is generated mainly due to the mediums molecule vibration in a pattern. In solids, the molecules are more closely packed when compared to gases. Hence, the vibration occurs faster and hence the sound is tramsmitted sooner


Do sound waves travel better through solids liquids of gas?

Sound waves travel fastest through solids as the molecules are tightly paced in solids. While in LIQUIDS and GASES molecules are far apart and there is a lesser chance of molecules striking one another.


Molecules will move faster and farther apart when state changes from?

A liquid to a gas.


Waves are known to travel faster through solids than they do through gases?

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Does sound travel best through solids liquids or gases?

Sound travels fastest through solids, as the particles are closer together and can transfer vibrations more efficiently. Liquids are next in speed, followed by gases where the particles are more spread out, resulting in slower transmission of sound waves.


Why does sound travel faster in a solid than in a gas or water?

Sound travels faster in solids because the particles in solids are closer together, allowing for faster transmission of the sound waves through the medium. In gases and liquids, the particles are further apart, causing the sound waves to travel more slowly due to the increased distance between particles that the waves must travel through.