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What is the speed of sound in air at 20 °C?
343 metres per second
In which medium does sound travel fastest?
Solids
What is the speed of sound in water?
5,120 metres per second
What does the speed of sound depend on in an ideal gas?
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How does the speed of sound vary from substance to substance?
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What is the speed of sound in air at 20 °C? In which medium does sound travel fastest? What is the speed of sound in water? What does the speed of sound depend on in an ideal gas? How does the speed of sound vary from substance to substance?
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Test your knowledge about the speed of sound and its dependence on temperature and medium with this informative quiz.
