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Compare speed of sound in air and water.
Asked by mkmishra101 | 16 Feb, 2016, 06:48: PM
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The speed of sound depends on the nature of material (or medium) through which it travels.

The speed of sound in air is 344 m/s and the speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s. Sound travels slowest in gases and faster in liquids i.e., sound travels faster through water than through air. Sound travels about 5 times faster in water than in air.

Answered by Faiza Lambe | 17 Feb, 2016, 08:07: AM

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