Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - The Kinetic Theory of Gases - Problems - Page 582: 91b

Answer

$$\sqrt{\frac{\gamma R T}{M}} $$

Work Step by Step

Using $p=n R T / V=(m / M) R T / V$ with $\rho=m / V,$ we find the speed of sound in an ideal gas to be $$ v_{s}=\sqrt{\frac{B}{\rho}}=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma p}{\rho}}=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma(m / M) R T / V}{m / V}}=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma R T}{M}} $$
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