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Oxygen is 16 times heavier than hydrogen. Equal volumes of hydrogen and oxygen are mixe(d)The ratio of speed of sound in the mixture to that in hydrogen is

  1. A \(\sqrt{1 / 8}\)
  2. B \(\sqrt{\frac{32}{17}}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{8}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{\frac{2}{17}}\)
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(D) \(\sqrt{\frac{2}{17}}\)

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The velocity of sound in a gas at a fixed temperature is given by \[ v=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma R T}{M}} \] where, \(\gamma=\left(\frac{C_{p}}{C_{V}}\right)\) is specific heat ratio and \(M\) is the molecular mass of the gas. Let, velocity of sound in hydrogen,…