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Speed of sound

The speed of sound indicates the speed at which sound waves propagate in a medium. It depends on the density of the substance, the pressure and the temperature.

ElementSpeed of sound
1HHydrogen1,270 m·s−1 (298.1 K)
2HeHelium970 m·s−1 (273.1 K)
3LiLithium6,000 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
4BeBeryllium13,000 m·s−1
5BBoron16,200 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
6CCarbonDiamond: 18,350 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
7NNitrogen333.6 m·s−1 (298.1 K)
8OOxygen317.5 m·s−1 (293 K)
10NeNeon435 m·s−1
11NaSodium3,200 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
12MgMagnesium4,602 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
13AlAluminum5,100 m·s−1
14SiSilicon8,433 m·s−1 (293 K)
17ClChlorine206 m·s−1
18ArArgon319 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
19KPotassium2,000 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
20CaCalcium3,810 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
22TiTitanium4,140 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
23VVanadium4,560 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
24CrChromium5,940 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
25MnManganese5,150 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
26FeIron4,910 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
27CoCobalt4,720 m·s−1
28NiNickel4,970 m·s−1
29CuCopper3,570 m·s−1
30ZnZinc3,700 m·s−1
31GaGallium2,740 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
32GeGermanium5,400 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
34SeSelenium3,350 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
36KrKrypton1,120 m·s−1
37RbRubidium1,300 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
39YYttrium3,300 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
40ZrZirconium3,800 m·s−1
41NbNiobium3,480 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
42MoMolybdenum6,190 m·s−1
44RuRuthenium5,970 m·s−1
45RhRhodium4,700 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
46PdPalladium3,070 m·s−1
47AgSilver2,600 m·s−1
48CdCadmium2,310 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
49InIndium1,215 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
50SnTin2,500 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
51SbAntimony3,420 m·s−1
52TeTellurium2,610 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
54XeXenongaseous: 169 m·s−1
56BaBarium1,620 m·s−1
57LaLanthanum2,475 m·s−1
58CeCerium2,100 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
59PrPraseodymium2,280 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
60NdNeodymium2,330 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
62SmSamarium2,130 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
64GdGadolinium2,680 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
65TbTerbium2,620 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
66DyDysprosium2,710 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
67HoHolmium2,760 m·s−1
68ErErbium2,830 m·s−1
70YbYtterbium1,590 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
72HfHafnium3,010 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
73TaTantalum3,400 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
74WTungsten5,174 m·s−1
75ReRhenium4,700 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
76OsOsmium4,940 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
77IrIridium4,825 m·s−1
78PtPlatinum2,680 m·s−1
79AuGold2,030 m·s−1
80HgMercury1,407 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
81TlThallium818 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
82PbLead1,260 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
83BiBismuth1,790 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
90ThThorium2,490 m·s−1 (293.1 K)
92UUranium3,155 m·s−1
94PuPlutonium2,260 m·s−1 (293.1 K)