wave_mechanics basics_of_mechanical_waves Question 53

Question: The temperature at which the speed of sound in air becomes double of its value at $ 0^{o}C $ is

[AIEEE 2002]

Options:

A) 273K

B) 546K

C) 1092K

D) 0K

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ v\propto \sqrt{T} $

Therefore $ \sqrt{\frac{T _{2}}{T _{1}}}=\frac{v _{2}}{v _{1}}\Rightarrow T _{2}=T _{1}{{( \frac{v _{2}}{v _{1}} )}^{2}} $

$ \Rightarrow T _{2}=273\times 4=1092K $