Mercury’s density is about 17 times that of ethyl alcohol. Additionally, the bulk modulus for Mercury is about 27 times that of ethyl alcohol. From this information one can scientifically conclude Group of answer choices a. the speed of sound should be higher in Mercury than in ethyl alcohol b. the speed of sound should be lower in Mercury than in ethyl alcohol. c. the speed of sound should be about the same in both substances. d. the mercury is much more drinkable than the ethyl alcohol
Properties of sound
A sound wave is a mechanical wave (or mechanical vibration) that transit through media such as gas (air), liquid (water), and solid (wood).
Quality Of Sound
A sound or a sound wave is defined as the energy produced due to the vibrations of particles in a medium. When any medium produces a disturbance or vibrations, it causes a movement in the air particles which produces sound waves. Molecules in the air vibrate about a certain average position and create compressions and rarefactions. This is called pitch which is defined as the frequency of sound. The frequency is defined as the number of oscillations in pressure per second.
Categories of Sound Wave
People perceive sound in different ways, like a medico student takes sound as vibration produced by objects reaching the human eardrum. A physicist perceives sound as vibration produced by an object, which produces disturbances in nearby air molecules that travel further. Both of them describe it as vibration generated by an object, the difference is one talks about how it is received and other deals with how it travels and propagates across various mediums.
- Mercury’s density is about 17 times that of ethyl alcohol. Additionally, the bulk modulus for Mercury is about 27 times that of ethyl alcohol. From this information one can scientifically conclude
a. the speed of sound should be higher in Mercury than in ethyl alcohol
b. the speed of sound should be lower in Mercury than in ethyl alcohol.
c. the speed of sound should be about the same in both substances.
d. the mercury is much more drinkable than the ethyl alcohol
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