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The velocity of sound in any gas depends upon

Asked in NEET 1988 · Speed of sound in a gas

Answer: (2) density and elasticity of gas

Step-by-step solution

Idea: a mechanical wave travels at a speed set by how stiff the medium is and how heavy it is — not by anything about the wave itself.

For a gas, Laplace's result is v=√(γ P)/ρ, which can also be written v=√B/ρ.

B is the bulk modulus, a measure of the gas's elasticity, and ρ is its density.

Neither the frequency, the amplitude nor the intensity of the sound enters that expression.

So the speed depends on the density and elasticity of the gas.

Why the other options are wrong

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