Q. The sound will have the highest velocity in
Speed of sound in normal air is 343 m/s. In water the speed of sound is 1433 m/s. Sound velocity in some common solids are indicated in the table below:
- Vacuum
- Air
- Water
- Steel
Answer: Steel
Speed of sound in normal air is 343 m/s. In water the speed of sound is 1433 m/s. Sound velocity in some common solids are indicated in the table below:
Medium
|
Velocity(m/s)
|
|
Beryllium
|
12890
|
|
Brass
|
3500 - 4700
|
|
Brick
|
3600 - 4200
|
|
Concrete
|
3200 - 3700
|
|
Copper
|
3560 - 3900
|
|
Cork
|
366 - 518
|
|
Diamond
|
12000
|
|
Glass
|
3950 - 5000
|
|
Glass, Pyrex
|
5640
|
|
Gold
|
3240
|
|
Granite
|
5950
|
|
Iron
|
3850 - 5130
|
|
Lead
|
1160 - 1320
|
|
Lucite
|
2680
|
|
Rubber, butyl
|
1830
|
|
Rubber
|
40 - 150
|
|
Silver
|
3650
|
|
Steel
|
4880 - 5050
|
|
Steel, stainless
|
5790
|
|
Titanium
|
6070
|
|
Wood (hard)
|
3960
|
|
Wood
|
3300 - 5000
|
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