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Sound will travel fastest in air at _____.

-5°C
0°C
10°C
15°C
The following table lists the speed of sound in various materials. Use this table to answer the question.
Substance
Speed (m/s)
Glass
5,200
Aluminum
5,100
Iron
4,500
Copper
3,500
Salt water
1,530
Fresh water
1,500
Mercury
1,400
Hydrogen at 0°C
1,284
Ethyl Alcohol
1,125
Helium at 0°C
965
Air at 100°C
387
Air at 0°C
331
Oxygen at 0°C
316

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Answer:

iron/copper

iron faster because it in the core so iron is the answer with would be 15C because its the hottest in the core and is very quick there to being moved by the core so iron being 15C is the answer.

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