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I know that temperature effects the speed of sound.
Can this also effect the speed of sound?
-Frequency : high or low?
-Gas type : if its traveling through oxygen or helium ? How would they compare? Does their mass play a part and heat capacity?
My attempt: I think the gas type will make a difference in the speed of sound because different gases will have different heat capacity's. If a atom can hold more 'heat' than the sound can travel through it faster. Though I am not sure how its atomic mass would contribute to the speed of sound...
Also I read that freqency does not play a role in the speed of sound becaue v=f*wavelength, since v is a constant and F is an inverse of wavelength.
Please reply thanks! (im in grade 11)
Can this also effect the speed of sound?
-Frequency : high or low?
-Gas type : if its traveling through oxygen or helium ? How would they compare? Does their mass play a part and heat capacity?
My attempt: I think the gas type will make a difference in the speed of sound because different gases will have different heat capacity's. If a atom can hold more 'heat' than the sound can travel through it faster. Though I am not sure how its atomic mass would contribute to the speed of sound...
Also I read that freqency does not play a role in the speed of sound becaue v=f*wavelength, since v is a constant and F is an inverse of wavelength.
Please reply thanks! (im in grade 11)