Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The velocity of sound in solid is ______ than the velocity of sound in air.
Advertisements
Solution
The velocity of sound in solid is faster than the velocity of sound in air.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Guess which sound has a higher pitch:
A jet aircraft flies at a speed of 410 m/s. What is this speed known as?
When we put our ear to a railway line, we can hear the sound of an approaching train even when the train is far off but its sound cannot be heard through the air. Why?
The speeds of sound in four different media are given below. Which of the following is the most likely speed in m/s with which the two under water whales in a sea talk to each other when separated by a large distance?
The incidence of ______ in daily life shows that the velocity of sound is less than the velocity of light.
The speed of sound in air at 0°C is 332 m/s. If it increases at the rate of 0.6 m/s per degree, what will be the temperature when the velocity has increased to 344 m/s?
Nita heard the sound of lightning after 4 seconds of seeing it. What was the distance of the lightning from her?
(The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s.)
Write the formula for speed of sound in a gas using Laplace correction.
Air temperature in the Rajasthan desert can reach 46°C. What is the velocity of sound in air at that temperature? (V0= 331 ms–1)
Assertion: The speed of sound in air is less than the speed of sound in solid.
Reason: If we increase the temperature of medium, the speed of sound increases in any medium.
