Sound travels through air. Air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. Use the information in the table to suggest the speed of sound in a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen.

Sound travels through air. Air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. Use the information in the table to suggest the speed of sound in a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. 1460 332 1510

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Yes, you are right, air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. Further as the speed of sound in Oxygen in 332 m/s and in nitrogen is 354 m/s. Therefore, the speed of sound in the mixture should not exceeding from the maximum velocity which is 354 m/s and it should be lower than 332 m/s. Therefore, it can be suggested that the speed of sound in air can range from [333, 353](meaning from 333 m/s to 353 ms).



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