Speed of sound in a gas: dependence on molar mass, gamma and temperature
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Question 1
6 Apr 2023
98The ratio of speed of sound in hydrogen gas to the speed of sound in oxygen gas at the same temperature is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
31 Jan 2024
97The speed of sound in oxygen at S.T.P. will be approximately: (Given, )Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
4 Apr 2025
7Consider the sound wave travelling in ideal gases of , and . All the gases have the same ratio , where is the pressure and is the density. The ratio of the speed of sound through the gases is given by.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
23 Jan 2026 S2
25The velocity of sound in air is doubled when the temperature is raised from to . The value of is .