Question

The speed of sound in a medium depends on

• A. The elastic property but not on the inertia property
• B. The inertia property but not on the elastic property
• C. The elastic property as well as the inertia property
• D. Neither the elastic property nor the inertia property

Answer 1

The correct option is C The elastic property as well as the inertia property

Velocity of sound depends as bulk modulus B and on density $\rho$. B represents the elastic properties of medium and ρ represents the inertia property.