Explain the effect of density on the speed of sound.

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With increase in density, there is decrease in the speed of sound in gas.

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Chapter 7: Sound - Exercise [Page 286]

Chapter 7 Sound
Exercise | Q 23.2 | Page 286

Fill in the blank.

Sound can travel in a ______

Is the speed of sound more in water or in steel?

In which medium sound travels faster : air or iron?

Fill in the blank with suitable word.
Sound cannot travel through ____________.

How does the speed of sound in air vary with temperature?

Complete the following sentences :

When sound travels in a medium, the particles of medium ___________ but the disturbance ___________.

Describe an experiment to prove that a material medium is necessary for the propagation of sound.

Does the speed of sound in a gas depend on the pressure of the gas?

Sound cannot travel in ______.

Rarefactions are the regions of ______ where particles are spread apart.