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Calculate the velocity of sound in a mixture of oxygen, nitrogen and argon at `0^(@)C` when their masses are in the ratio `2 : 7 : 1`. The molecular weights of gases are `32, 28` and `40` respectively

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`329.7 m s^(-1)`
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