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Does sound travel faster through stiffer objects yes or no and explain why?

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Because, yes. The quicker sound waves move through a stiff material, the faster they will travel through it. This is because each molecule in a stiff substance is more linked with the molecules surrounding it.

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Yes because The stiffer the medium the faster the sound waves will travel through it This is because in a stiff material, each molecule is more interconnected to the other molecules around it.
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