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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why does sound travel faster in water than air?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because water is denser, and the speed at which water molecules fill in any momentary reductions of density (such as are caused by a passing sound wave) is higher.

OpenStudy (vincent-lyon.fr):

Because the compressibility of water is much less than that of air.

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