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What best describes the speed of light waves and solids, liquids, and gases?

What best describes the speed of light waves and solids, liquids, and gases?
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What best describes the speed of light waves and solids, liquids, and gases?

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User Savante
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Light depends on opacity.
The denser usually means more opaque.
Solids are more opaque than liquids.

I hope that helps.
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User Brandon Enriquez
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It is fastest in gasses since there is relatively little interaction with matter. There it is closest to its speed in vacuum
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