Sound tends to travel faster at higher temperature of the medium.
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Solution
Speed of sound in a medium is given by ,
v=√K/ρ ,
where K= elasticity of medium ,
ρ= density of medium ,
therefore ,
or v∝√1/ρ ,
as speed of sound is inversely proportional to square root of density of medium , at higher temperature density of the medium decreases hence speed of sound increases therefore sound travels faster at higher temperature of the medium .