Question
The speed of sound in oxygen at S.T.P. will be approximately: (Given, . R =8.3 JK ^ -1 , =1.4 )
BITSAT
Physics
Waves and Sound
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)
BITSAT Physics Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. 315 ~m / s
- B. 333 ~m / s
- C. 341 ~m / s
- D. 325 ~m / s
Answer
A. 315 ~m / s
Step-by-step solution
At STP Temperature, T=273 ~K Molecular mass of oxygen, M =32 10^ -3 ~kg Speed of sound is given by v = RT M = 1.4 8.3 273 32 10^ -3 =314.8541 315 ~m / s
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