What is the effect of pressure,humidity
and density on the velocity of sound in air

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$c = \sqrt{\frac{γ P}{ρ}} s p e e d i s d i r e c t l y p r o p o r t i o n a l t o t h e r o o t o f p r e s s u r e . i n v e r s e l y p r o p o r t i o n a l t o r o o t o f d e n s i t y . a s h u m i d i t y i n c r e a s e s t h e g a m m a i n c r e a s e s h e n c e t h e v e l o c i t y i n c r e a s e s$

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What is the effect of pressure,humidity and density on the velocity of sound in air

c=γPρspeed is directly proportional to the root of pressure.inversely proportional to root of density.as humidity increases the gamma increases hence the velocity increases

What is the effect of pressure,humidity
and density on the velocity of sound in air