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B4ssHunter
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does density affect sound velocity ?
i know sound velocity is dependent on inertial and elastic properties
but does it depend on density ?
or just molecular mass ?
if two objects having the same atomic mass , but one has higher density than the other due to the difference in bonding
wouldn't velocity of sound be greater in the one with higher density ?
i understand that velocity of sound decreases in larger atoms , because they have more mass, but wouldn't that be accompanied by larger volume causing their density to actually decrease ?
i know sound velocity is dependent on inertial and elastic properties
but does it depend on density ?
or just molecular mass ?
if two objects having the same atomic mass , but one has higher density than the other due to the difference in bonding
wouldn't velocity of sound be greater in the one with higher density ?
i understand that velocity of sound decreases in larger atoms , because they have more mass, but wouldn't that be accompanied by larger volume causing their density to actually decrease ?