Waves And Sound Question 6

Question 6 - 2024 (31 Jan Shift 2)

The speed of sound in oxygen at S.T.P. will be approximately:

(Given, $R=8.3 JK^{-1}, \gamma=1.4$ )

(1) $310 m / s$

(2) $333 m / s$

(3) $341 m / s$

(4) $325 m / s$

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Answer: (1)

Solution:

$v=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma RT}{M}}=\sqrt{\frac{1.4 \times 8.3 \times 273}{32 \times 10^{-3}}}$

$=314.8541 \simeq 315 m / s$