State PCS PYQPrelims 2018

UPPCS · Question 136

The sound will have highest velocity in

  1. Vacuum
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Steel
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Answer: (D) Steel

Explanation

Sound travels fastest in solids: about 5,900 m/s in steel vs about 1,500 m/s in water and 343 m/s in air. It cannot travel through a vacuum.