Air at pressure and density has ratio of specific heats

PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Kinetic Theory · Kinetic Theory

Problem

Air at pressure 1.0×105 Pa1.0\times10^{5}\,\text{Pa} and density 1.2 kg m−31.2\,\text{kg m}^{-3} has ratio of specific heats γ=1.4\gamma=1.4. Calculate the speed of sound in air. (a) 404 m s−1404\,\text{m s}^{-1} (b) 342 m s−1342\,\text{m s}^{-1} (c) 289 m s−1289\,\text{m s}^{-1} (d) 330 m s−1330\,\text{m s}^{-1}

Related theory

Browse the problem library