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kierrakh1304:

why are sound waves slower than light

XioGonz:

Light travels at the fastest possible speed.

kierrakh1304:

but why

simsharrison:

Light doesn't need a medium to travel. The speed of sound through air is about 340 meters per second. It's faster through water, and it's even faster through steel. Light will travel through a vacuum at 300 million meters per second. - GOOGLE

XioGonz:

Sound travels through medium

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