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Out of hot moist air and dry cold air in which does sound travel faster ?

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For hot moist air, ratio `(P)/(rho)` is more then that for cold dry air. Hence, speed for sound `v = sqrt ((gamma P)/(rho))` is more for hot moist air and so sound wil travel faster in it.
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