Sound Wave and its Characteristics

Practice Questions:

Question 1: moderate

In a gaseous medium on increasing temperature 800 K, speed of sound becomes √5 times of initial then initial temperature of medium in °C is

1. 27°C

2. 300 °C

3. - 73°C

4. 73°C

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Question 2: moderate

For sound waves propagating in a medium, identify the property that is independent of the others :

1. Velocity

2. Wavelength

3. Frequency

4. All these depend on each other

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Speed of sound wave depends on medium and is independent of wavelength and frequency.