Speed of Sound
Speed of Sound: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Sonic Boom, Speed of Sound in Different Media, Speed of Wave, Variation of Speed of Sound with Temperature, Speed of Sound Waves in Liquids and, Speed of Sound Waves in Solids
Important Questions on Speed of Sound

The speed of sound waves in liquids will be more than the speed of sound waves in air.

What is the speed of sound waves in liquids at standard temperature and pressure?

A sound wave has a frequency of and wavelength of . Find the time taken by it in second to cover .


The speed of sound at is . What will be the speed of sound at ?

A tuning fork having frequency emits a wave which has a wavelength of . Calculate the speed of sound in air.
Solution should contain only magnitude with one decimal accuracy in SI units ( ).


The _________ of sound is defined as the distance which a point on a wave, such as a compression or a rarefaction, travels per unit time.



Speed of sound in solids is ____ the speed of sounds in liquid.

If the velocities of sound in steel, water and vacuum are and respectively the correct relation is :

The time taken by a sound wave of frequency and wavelength to travel a distance of is :
