SOLUTION: The speed of sound in water is 1.46*10^3 meters per second. The speed of sound in air is 3.31*10^2 meters per second. How much faster does sound travel in water than in air?
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Question 122561: The speed of sound in water is 1.46*10^3 meters per second. The speed of sound in air is 3.31*10^2 meters per second. How much faster does sound travel in water than in air?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You will need to subtract these two speeds! To do this, it's probably best to convert to standard decimal notation, instead of scientific notation as it is given here.
1.46*10^3 meters per second = 1460 m/sec
3.31*10^2 meters per second = 331 m/sec
1460 - 331 = 1129 m/sec
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