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Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

Gas molecules
are packed
tightly.
Sound does not
travel faster
through a solid
than a gas.
Solid molecules
are packed
tightly.
Gas molecules
move slowly.

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Answer: Solid molecules are packed together.

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Answer:

Sound travels more quickly through solids than through liquids and gases because the molecules of a solid are closer together and, therefore, can transmit the vibrations (energy) faster.

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