Question
The velocity of longitudinal wave in water is nearly 1450 m/s at 20°C. What is the adiabatic compressibility of water?
Solution
Given,
Velocity of longitudnal wave, v = 1450 m/s
And the formula for velocity of a longitudanal wave is,
∴
The given values are,
∴
, is the adiabatic compressibiltiy of water.