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Why the speed of sound is maximum in solids?

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The speed of sound is faster in solid materials and slower in liquids or gases because the velocity of a sound wave is affected by two properties of matter: the elastic properties and density.

For solids density is more than as compare to density of liquid and gases so speed of sound is maximum in solids.

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