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Sound Newtons Law
Sound Newtons Law
Sound Newtons Law
correction
♦ Learn about : Newton’s Formula for velocity of sound & Laplace’s correction ♦
Newton assumed that when sound propagates through air, temperature remains constant
(i.e. the process is isothermal).
Therefore at NTP
p = 1.01 × 105 N/m2 and ρ = 1.3 kg/m3
= 279 m/s
The experimental value of v in air is 332 m/s at NTP. This discrepancy was removed by
Laplace.
LAPLACE’S CORRECTION :
Laplace assumed that the propagation of sound in air is an adiabatic process not the
isothermal.
Clearly , velocity of sound in gas is inversely proportional to the square root of density of the
gas .
v ∝√T
When t is small-
i.e. for small temperature variations at 0° C, velocity of sound changes by 0.61 m/s when
temperature changes by 1°C.
(d) Effect of relative humidity: When humidity increases, there is an increase in the
relative number of water molecules and hence a decrease in the molar mass (avg. molecular
wt.), and the speed of sound increases.