Question

Problem 1

Answer 1

Given information

In a gas, the speed of sound increases as the temperature rises. This is because the molecules collide quicker and more often, making the compression wave easier to propagate (sound wave).

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

A sound wave is a pressure wave that moves across a medium via particle-to-particle contact. When one particle is disturbed, it exerts a force on the next nearby particle, causing that particle to be disturbed and the energy to be transported across the medium. The speed of a sound wave, like any other wave, relates to how quickly the disturbance is conveyed from particle to particle.