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Q. Under identical conditions of pressure and density, the speed of sound is highest in a

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Solution:

As, $v=\sqrt{\frac{\gamma p}{\rho}}$, The speed $(v)$ will be highest for the gas for which $\gamma$ is highest, which is a monoatomic gas.