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A student conducts an experiment in which sound waves pass through air and then through water.
Which statement describes the wave speed as it passes from air to water?
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The speed of sound decreases.
The speed of sound becomes zero.
The speed of sound increases.
The speed of sound remains the same.
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The speed of sound increases.
Explanation: Sound travels faster in water than in air because water has a much higher bulk modulus (stiffer medium), and v ≈ sqrt(bulk modulus / density), so the higher stiffness more than offsets the higher density.
Explanation: Sound travels faster in water than in air because water has a much higher bulk modulus (stiffer medium), and v ≈ sqrt(bulk modulus / density), so the higher stiffness more than offsets the higher density.
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