{"id":21753,"date":"2024-04-15T06:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=21753"},"modified":"2024-04-15T06:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:10:35","slug":"sound-travels-at-the-fastest-speed-in-a-steel-b-water-c-air-d-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/sound-travels-at-the-fastest-speed-in-a-steel-b-water-c-air-d-vacuum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound travels at the fastest speed in A. steel B. water C. air D. vacuum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;steel&#8221; option2=&#8221;water&#8221; option3=&#8221;air&#8221; option4=&#8221;vacuum&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sound travels fastest in solids, followed by liquids, and slowest in gases. This is because sound is a wave, and waves travel faster in denser materials. Steel is the densest material of the four options, so sound travels fastest in steel. 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