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The speed of sound in a medium depends o...

The speed of sound in a medium depends on

A

the elastic property but not on the inertia property

B

the inertia property but not on the elastic property

C

the elastic property as well as the inertia property

D

neither the elastic property nor the inertia property

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C
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