What factors influence the speed of sound in different mediums?

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What determines the speed of sound in a medium? I guess I'm asking what is the resistance to it.
 
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This little article does a pretty good job:
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/sound/u11l2c.html
 
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