What value did Newton’s estimate give for the speed of sound in air?
Correct answer A. 281 m/s
Explanation
Newton assumed sound travels isothermally and used v = √(P/ρ), which gives about 281 m/s at STP. Laplace later corrected this with the adiabatic factor, giving about 332 m/s.
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