Answer to Question #330419 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for riki

Question

From the knowledge that CV, the molar specific heat at constant volume, for a gas in a container is 5.0R, calculate the ratio of the speed of sound in that gas to the rms speed of the molecules,

for gas temperature T.

Answer 1

$\frac v{v_s}=\sqrt{\frac\gamma 3}=1.3.$