What is the speed of sound:
(a) in air?
(b) in water?
(c) in iron?

Academic Physics NCERT Class 9

Speed of sound $(at\ 20^{o}\ C)$ in:

(a). $Air=344\ m/s$

(b) $Water=1498\ m/s$

(c) $Iron=5130\ m/s$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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