Input interpretation
rare earth metals | sound speed
Summary
median | 2547 m/s highest | 3300 m/s (yttrium) lowest | 1590 m/s (ytterbium) distribution | | (based on 12 values; 5 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
scandium | promethium | europium | thulium | lutetium (total: 5)
Distribution plots
(sound speed in meters per second)
Sound speed rankings
1 | ytterbium | 1590 m/s 2 | samarium | 2130 m/s 3 | cerium | 2100 m/s 4 | praseodymium | 2280 m/s 5 | neodymium | 2330 m/s 6 | lanthanum | 2475 m/s 7 | terbium | 2620 m/s 8 | gadolinium | 2680 m/s 9 | dysprosium | 2710 m/s 10 | holmium | 2760 m/s 11 | erbium | 2830 m/s 12 | yttrium | 3300 m/s (based on 12 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median sound speed 2547 m/s
2.547 km/s (kilometers per second)
5699 mph (miles per hour)
94.98 mi/min (miles per minute)
1.583 mi/s (miles per second)
152.8 km/min (kilometers per minute)
9171 km/h (kilometers per hour)
Comparisons for median sound speed 2547 m/s
≈ (0.6 to 0.7) × speed of sound in wood ( 3300 to 3962 m/s )
≈ 0.73 × speed of sound in brass ( 3475 m/s )
≈ (0.71 to 0.8) × speed of sound in concrete ( 3200 to 3600 m/s )