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Standard IX
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Volume or Loudness
In which soli...
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In which solid does sound travel the fastest?
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The speed of sound depends on certain physical properties of the medium through which it travels.
To be more precise, the speed of sound depends on the elasticity and density of the medium through which it travels.
Since aluminum has required properties.
Hence, in aluminum, sound has the maximum speed i.e 6420 m/ sec.
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