Why sound of a train can be heard by putting your ear on the track well before you could hear its sound in the air?

Because sound travels much faster through a solid

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Because speed of sound in air is highest

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Because speed of sound through steel is minimum

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The correct option is A Because sound travels much faster through a solid
You can easily hear the sound of an approaching train by putting your ear on the track will before you could hear the sound in the air. This is because sound travels much faster through steel ( a solid) than through the air ( a gas).

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