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At room temperature the ratio of velocity of sound in air at 10 atmospheric pressure to the at 1 atmospheric pressure will be

A

`sqrt10 : 1`

B

`1 : sqrt10`

C

`1 : 1`

D

`3 : 2`

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C
Velocity of sound is independent of atmospheric pressure
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