Speed of sound in a gas from its ratio of specific heats, molar mass and temperature
This type of question, asked 4 times: May 2021 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S2. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
May 2021 S1
40The speed of sound in a mixture of 1 mole of He and 2 mole of oxygen at isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
17 Apr 2026 S1
124The enclosed air inside a closed box of rigid walls has pressure . The density of air inside this box is constant. On heating the gas, the pressure of the enclosed air is increased from to . Now it is observed that the sound travels 1.4 times faster than at pressure . The ratio by isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
20 Apr 2026 S1
123The ratio of the speed of sound in helium gas to that in nitrogen gas at K is ( Ratio of specific heats for helium is and that for nitrogen is . Molecular weight for helium and nitrogen are and respectively.)Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
20 Apr 2026 S2
122Two monoatomic ideal gases '1' and '2' of molecular masses and respectively are enclosed in separate containers kept at the same temperature. The ratio of the speed of sound in gas '1' to that in gas '2' isTap an option to check your answer.