Question

How dose the speed of the sound differ in water, iron, and Helium?

Answer 1

Answer:

             air       water      iron        helium

v(m/s)   280     2200      17780     39682

Explanation:

The speed of a wave depends on the physical properties of the medium where it travels, in the case of a longitudinal wave such as sound, it depends on the resistance to deformation (volume modulus and the density of the medium

         v = $\sqrt{ \frac{B}{ \rho } }$

in the mentioned materials they are constant  

             air       water      iron        helium

B           1 10⁵    2.2 10⁹    140 10⁹   0.05 10⁹

ρ           1.28     997        7874       1.26

v(m/s)   280     2200      17780     39682