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How does temperature affect speed of sound?

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How does temperature affect speed of sound?

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  1. sound is slower in warm air than in cold air


     


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  2. Without going into any technical math the easiest way to answer this question is that the speed of sound in dry air at sea level is 331.6m/s at 0 degrees C and 343m/s at 20 degrees C.  Thus sound travels faster in warm air than is cold air.  Hope this helps.
    Bob Astrom, Acoustical Society of America, Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics
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