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The speed of sound in a medium depends on :

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the elastic property but not on the inertia property
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the inertia property but not on the elastic property
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the elastic property as well as the inertia property
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neither the elastic property nor the inertia property
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Solution

The correct option is C the elastic property as well as the inertia property
Speed of wave v=Bρ.
Speed of sound is determined by elasticity (bulk modulus B) and inertia (mass density ρ)

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