Question 186: Thermodynamics & KTG

Question

The speed of sound in oxygen at S.T.P. will be approximately: (given, $R=8.3 \mathrm{~JK}^{-1}, \gamma=1.4$)

Accepted Answer

The speed of sound in a gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP) can be calculated using the following formula derived from the ideal gas law and the speed of sound relation in a gas:
$ v = \sqrt{\gamma \frac{R T}{M}} $
Where:
$ v $ = speed of sound in the gas
$ \gamma $ = adiabatic index (ratio of specific heats, $ C_p/C_v $)
$ R $ = universal gas constant
$ T $ = temperature in Kelvin
$ M $ = molar mass of the gas in kilograms per mole (kg/mol)
Given:
$ R = 8.3 \, J \cdot mol^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} $
$ \gamma = 1.4 $ (For diatomic gases such as oxygen)
$ T = 273.15 \, K $ (Standard temperature, 0ÃÂ°C in Kelvin)
Molar mass of Oxygen ($ O_2 $) $ M = 32 	imes 10^{-3} \, kg/mol $ (32 g/mol converted to kg/mol)
Plugging these values into the formula:
$ v = \sqrt{1.4 	imes \frac{8.3 	imes 273.15}{32 	imes 10^{-3}}} $
Calculating the values inside the square root:
$ v = \sqrt{1.4 	imes \frac{2268.745}{0.032}} $
$ v = \sqrt{1.4 	imes 70896.40625} $
$ v = \sqrt{99304.96875} $
$ v \approx 315 \, m/s $

Answer

341 m/s

Answer

333 m/s

Answer

325 m/s

Answer

315 m/s

Thermodynamics & KTG

The speed of sound in oxygen at S.T.P. will be approximately: (given, R=8.3 \mathrm{~JK}^{-1}, \gamma=1.4)

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