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sineoko [7]
3 years ago
8

Which of the following describes the wave speed of all waves?

Physics
1 answer:
8090 [49]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

B.the speed at which the disturbance propagates

a great example would be sound. In air, the speed of sound is about 343m/s, but in iron, the speed of sound is about 5120 m/s that's about 15 times faster than air. Why is this? Well, it is because in the air the molecules are very spread out and have a long way to travel before they can bump their neighbors. But in iron, the molecules are much much closer and have a shorter distence before they hit their neighbors.

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