What is the ratio of the velocity of sound in hydrogen to the velocity of sound in oxygen?!?
hydrogen = 2/3 oxygen = 1/3 Assuming you're talking about the speed of sound in water
What has this to do with water? The ratio of the 2 velocities is given by \[\frac{ SpeedHydrogen }{ SpeedOxygen }\] I certainly don't know those speed without looking them up, and I doubt whether anyone else her does. SO Look up the speeds in your text or on google Insert them into the above formula and calculate the result
For an ideal gas, velocity is: \(v=\sqrt{\Large\frac{\gamma RT}{M}}\) Hydrogen and oxygen have the same \(\gamma\), because both are diatomic molecules, but have different molar masses.
Using Vincent's formula I have come up with a number which is very close to the value derived from my formula and a list od speeds of sounds in gases. http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/speed-sound-gases-d_1160.html
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