Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas. (A) The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.

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Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas. (A) The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.

Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas.
(A) The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.
(B) The position of a small layer of the gas oscillates in time.
(a) Both A and B are correct.
(b) A is correct but B is wrong.
(c) B is correct but A is wrong.
(d) Both A and B are wrong.

Monjur Alahi

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2025-01-04 04:42

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Salim Ahmed Kawsar · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-05T15:29:48+06:00

Salim Ahmed Kawsar

(a) Both A and B are correct.

EXPLANATION:

Sound waves in a gas propagate due to the oscillation of the pressure at a point. The compressions and the rarefactions move through a point in the gas thus oscillating the pressure at that point, the layer of the gas does not oscillate. Hence (a).

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