Speed of sound is higher in solids than gases because of solids' greater thermal conductivity force volume density

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Speed of sound is higher in solids than gases because of solids' greater

		thermal conductivity
		force
		volume
		density

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Velocity of sound is directly proportional to the rigidity and inversely proportional to the density of the object. In the case of solids Rigidity dominates Density. As the density of solids is more than that of the gases because of high rigidity of solids, thus the velocity of sound is more in solids.

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