Author Question: A sculptor strikes a piece of marble with a hammer. Find the speed of sound through the marble (in ... (Read 201 times)

Tirant22 · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

A sculptor strikes a piece of marble with a hammer. Find the speed of sound through the marble (in km/s). (The Young's modulus is 50 109 N/m2 and its density is 2.7 103 kg/m3.)
a. 5.1
b. 4.3
c. 3.5
d. 1.3
e. 1.8

Question 2

The velocity of sound in sea water is 1.53 103 m/s. Find the bulk modulus (in N/m2) of sea water if its density is 1.03 103 kg/m3.
a. 2.57 109
b. 2.19 109
c. 2.04 109
d. 2.41 109
e. 2.82 109