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The speed of sound in hydrogen at STP is v. The speed of sound in a mixture containing 3 moles of hydrogen and 2 moles of oxygen at STP will be

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a

v2

b

v5

c

v7

d

7v

answer is D.

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Let the density of hydrogen be ρ'=2ρ, then the density of oxygen will be 32ρ . The density of the mixture will be
ρ"=35×2ρ+25×32ρ=14ρ
Since the pressure is the same, we have
v"v=ρ'ρ"=2ρ14ρ=17

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The speed of sound in hydrogen at STP is v. The speed of sound in a mixture containing 3 moles of hydrogen and 2 moles of oxygen at STP will be