JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Basics of Mechanical Waves

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    The ratio of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas, at 300 K is                                 [IIT 1999]

    A)            \[\sqrt{2/7}\]                       

    B)            \[\sqrt{1/7}\]

    C)            \[\sqrt{3}/5\]                       

    D)            \[\sqrt{6}/5\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Velocity of sound in gas \[v=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma RT}{M}}\]               Þ \[v\propto \sqrt{\frac{\gamma T}{M}}\]                    Þ\[\frac{{{v}_{{{N}_{2}}}}}{{{v}_{He}}}=\sqrt{\frac{{{\gamma }_{{{N}_{2}}}}}{{{\gamma }_{He}}}\times \frac{{{M}_{He}}}{{{M}_{{{H}_{2}}}}}}=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{7}{5}R\times 4}{\frac{5}{3}R\times 28}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{5}\]


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