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Scientists have discovered that the inner core of the earth is solid while the outer core is liquid what is the cost of this observation

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Scientists figured out that the outer core must be liquid because S waves do not pass through it, but P waves do. The behavior of P and S waves also indicates that the inner core is solid. The speed of seismic waves also depends on the density of the material through which they are traveling.

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