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Write Newton’* formula for the speed of sound in a gas. Why and what correction was applied by Laplace in this formula.

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Newton’* formula for the velocity of sound

Where P is pressure and r is the density since the motion of sound is an isothermal process.

The calculation showed speed of sound at NTP is 280 ms-1 which is much less than the actual speed

332 ms-1. Laplace corrected by saying that it is adiabetic and within the adiabatic process temperature will increase & decrease So,

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