1very good doubt indeed....:)
Sorry if this is silly,
If sound travels faster in solids than in air then why on closing our ears we cannot hear the sound properly?
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1amazing doubt...it got me thinkin
NOT AT ALL SILLY
a possible reason could b the change in disturbance pattern of the waves
1"It may be faster in a solid but be absorbed more. Also, every change in medium tends to absorb/reflect some sound."
not my answer....i got it from a forum :)
1I was wondering something similar.... but wasn't so sure...
Thank you...
:)
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