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why does sound travel faster in solids than in gases?
Sound travels fastest through solids. This is because molecules in a solid medium are much closer together than those in a liquid or gas, allowing sound waves to travel more quickly through it. In fact, sound waves travel over 17 times faster through steel than through air. The exact speed of sound in steel is 5,960 meters per second (13,332 mph). But, this is only for the majority of solids. The speed of sound in all solids are not faster than in all liquids.


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