Question

State whether the given statement is True or False :

Besides medium through which sound is traveling, the temperature also affects the speed of sound.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The speed of sound in a gaseous medium is given by ,

$v=\sqrt{\gamma RT/M}$ ,

where T= temperature of medium ,

M=molecular mass ,

$\gamma =C_p/C_v$,

from above relation , we have ,

$v=\sqrt{T}$ , which shows that speed of sound in aa gaseous medium depends upon the temperature of medium .