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Speed of Sound
The speed of sound in the air is 331 m/s at 0°C, and it grows 0.6 m/s for each °C. This Demonstration shows this dependence of the speed of sound on temperature.
Contributed by:
Enrique Zeleny
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Contributed by:
Enrique Zeleny
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