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How dose the speed of the sound differ in water, iron, and Helium?

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Answer:

air water iron helium

v(m/s) 280 2200 17780 39682

Step-by-step explanation:

The speed of a wave depends on the physical properties of the medium where it travels, in the case of a longitudinal wave such as sound, it depends on the resistance to deformation (volume modulus and the density of the medium

v =
\sqrt{ (B)/( \rho ) }

in the mentioned materials they are constant

air water iron helium

B 1 10⁵ 2.2 10⁹ 140 10⁹ 0.05 10⁹

ρ 1.28 997 7874 1.26

v(m/s) 280 2200 17780 39682

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