11th Edition

ISBN: 9780132719865

Author: EWEN, Dale

Publisher: PEARSON

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A sound wave is a mechanical wave (or mechanical vibration) that transit through media such as gas (air), liquid (water), and solid (wood).

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A sound or a sound wave is defined as the energy produced due to the vibrations of particles in a medium. When any medium produces a disturbance or vibrations, it causes a movement in the air particles which produces sound waves. Molecules in the air vib…

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People perceive sound in different ways, like a medico student takes sound as vibration produced by objects reaching the human eardrum. A physicist perceives sound as vibration produced by an object, which produces disturbances in nearby air molecules th…

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Chapter 16, Problem 9RP

Find the speed of sound in m/s at -35ºC at 1 atm pressure in dry air.

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