Sound travels at the fastest speed in which medium?

Solids

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Liquids

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Air

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Equal in all mediums

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Solution

The correct option is A
Solids

Solids have greater elastic constant than liquid which in turn has greater elastic constant than gases. Moreover, molecules in solids are more closely spaced so they strike the nearby molecules in less time and therefore wave propagates faster in solids.

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