How Fast Would Sound Travel Through Mercury?

How Fast Would Sound Travel Through Mercury? Medium v (m/s) Hydrogen 1290 Liquids at 20°C Ethanol 1160 Mercury1450 What material has slowest speed of sound? Of the three mediums (gas, liquid, and solid) sound waves travel the slowest through gases, faster through liquids, and fastest through solids. Temperature also affects the speed of sound. Gases:

Can Sound Travel Underwater?

Can Sound Travel Underwater? Can sound travel underwater? Below the surface, sound waves pass directly through the water and into your head. You’re witnessing evidence that water is a good conductor of sound. For starters, sound travels through water five times faster than it travels through air. Can sound be heard under water? In one