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The isentropic compressibility, in terms of speed of sound in any medium is given by ________(a) τs=ρa^2(b) τs=\(\frac {1}{\rho a^2}\)(c) τs=\(\frac {\rho }{a^2}\)(d) τs=\(\frac {1}{\rho a}\)I got this question in class test.Enquiry is from The Basic Normal Shock Equations topic in portion Normal Shock Waves of Aerodynamics

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Correct CHOICE is (b) τs=\(\frac {1}{\rho a^2}\)

To EXPLAIN: The SPEED of sound in any MEDIUM is given by a^2=\(\frac {dp}{d\rho }\) and the isentropic compressibility is related to the speed of sound as τs=\(\frac {1}{\rho a^2}\). To derive this, v=\(\frac {1}{\rho }\) has been USED. The higher is the compressibility, the lower the speed of sound.



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