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The speed of sound depends on the medium in which it is moving. A simple experiment is set up to test using several different gasses. This is shown to be consistent with the speed measurements.
The speed of sound depends on the medium in which it is moving. A simple experiment is set up to test using several different gasses. This is shown to be consistent with the speed measurements.
| Module code and title: | S272, The physics of matter |
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| Item code: | S272; 04 |
| First transmission date: | 04-05-1986 |
| Published: | 1986 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | A. J Duggan |
| Contributors: | Stuart Freake; Steve Swithenby |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Adiabetic equation; Electricity generating station; Furnace temperature; Helium; Propagation; Sound speed; Stratosphere |
| Subject terms: | Gases; Sound--Speed |
| Master spool number: | HOU5090 |
| Production number: | FOUS376H |
| Videofinder number: | 1799 |
| Available to public: | no |
