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Oxygen is `16` times heavier than hydrogen. At `NTP` equal volumn of hydrogen and oxygen are mixed. The ratio of speed of sound in the mixture to that in hydrogen is

A

`sqrt((1)/(8))`

B

`sqrt((32)/(17))`

C

`sqrt(8)`

D

`sqrt((2)/(17))`

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