In which medium would you expect the speed of sound waves to be greater, a chocolate candy bar or a chocolate cake? Explain.

Julia Chang

Julia Chang

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2022-09-25

In which medium would you expect the speed of sound waves to be greater, a chocolate candy bar or a chocolate cake? Explain.

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lufi8c

lufi8c

Beginner2022-09-26Added 11 answers

We know that the speed of a wave traveling through a material is determined by the properties of that material.
In general we can say that waves travel faster in materials that are hard.
Since a chocolate bar is harder than a chocolate cake we conclude that the speed of a wave will be greater in the bar than it is in the cake.
Result:
The speed of a sound wave will be greater in the chocolate bar.

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