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Sound waves are propagating in a medium. The moduli of isothermal and adiabatic elasticity of the medium are `E_(r) and E_(s)` respectively. The velocity of sound waves is proportional to -

A

E

B

`sqrtE`

C

`sqrt(E')`

D

`E/E'`

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B
`v=sqrt((yP)/(rho))=sqrt(E/P)`
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