Question

The table displays the densities of four substances.

Substance:
Air
Water
Steel
Copper

Density (grams/centimeter3):
0.0012
1.00
5,000
6,420

From this information, in which substance is it likely that the speed of sound waves is the highest?

Air
water
steel
copper

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

In general, the speed of sound waves is higher in materials with lower density. Therefore, it is likely that the speed of sound waves is highest in air, as it has the lowest density (0.0012 grams/cm3) among the substances listed.