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The speed of sound in a gas increases when:

Atemperature decreases
Bno factor affects it
Cpressure alone increases at fixed temperature
Dtemperature increases
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. temperature increases
Sound speed in a gas rises with √T (Kelvin).
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