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Why does sound travel faster in moist air (Hint: At the
Chapter 12, Problem 22E(choose chapter or problem)
Why does sound travel faster in moist air? (?Hint:? At the same temperature, water vapor molecules have the same average kinetic energy as the heavier nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the air. How, then, do the average speeds of H2O molecules compare with those of N2 and O2 molecules?)
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Why does sound travel faster in moist air? (?Hint:? At the same temperature, water vapor molecules have the same average kinetic energy as the heavier nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the air. How, then, do the average speeds of H2O molecules compare with those of N2 and O2 molecules?)
ANSWER:Solution 22E B The relationship between speed of sound and density is given by the equation v = d, where B is the bulk