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Sound travels ____________ in steel than in water.

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Solution

Sound is a form of energy and is produced by a vibrating body.
The vibrating body transfers its energy to the neighbouring molecules in the medium, which in turn pass their energy to other molecules.
As, vacuum has no medium, so sound cannot travel in vacuum.
Hence, Sound travels faster in steel than in water.

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