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Poll Results: Does sound travel at the speed of sound or the speed of light through a cable?

 
  • 4% (1)
    Speed of sound
  • 36% (9)
    Speed of light
  • 60% (15)
    In between
25 Total Votes  
post #31 of 33
5/30/11 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by scompton View Post

Yes, but while the charge moves between 50%-95% of the speed of light, the electrons move at less than a  centimeter per second.


It's the electromagnetic wave that propagates at 50%-95% the speed of light.

 

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post #32 of 33
5/30/11 at 10:20pm
^ Not to be confused with the relative speed of electrons spinning around a nucleus which is completely useless information in this application (although it was mentioned earlier).
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post #33 of 33
5/30/11 at 10:40pm

I voted In between....but in reality that depends entirely on the tensile qualities of the cable , and whether you are using  a synthetic or natural string... wink_face.gif

 

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Edited by nick n - 5/30/11 at 10:42pm
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