Velocity of sound is maximum in:

Velocity of sound is maximum in:

  • (A) Water
  • (B) Air
  • (C) Steel
  • (D) Vacuum
  • The fastest speed that sound can travel is in steel. Sound waves are mechanical waves, which means that they need a material to travel through. They travel the fastest in solids because the material is more tightly packed, making the vibrations travel faster than in liquids or gases.
  • Steel (Solid): ~5,960 m/s (meter per sec.)
  • Water (Liquid): ~1,480 m/s (meter per sec.)
  • Air (Gas): ~343 m/s (meter per sec.)
  • Vacuum: 0 m/s (Sound cannot travel through a vacuum).
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