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Calculate the difference in the speeds of sound in air at and pressure of mercury
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
Calculate the difference in the speeds of sound in air at
−
3
∘
C
-3^\circ\text{C}
−
3
∘
C
and
60
cm
60\,\text{cm}
60
cm
pressure of mercury, and at
30
∘
C
30^\circ\text{C}
3
0
∘
C
and
75
cm
75\,\text{cm}
75
cm
pressure of mercury. The speed of sound in air at
0
∘
C
0^\circ\text{C}
0
∘
C
is
332
m s
−
1
332\,\text{m s}^{-1}
332
m s
−
1
.
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Sound Wave Characteristics
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Speed of a longitudinal wave (speed of sound)
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