Newton's Formula for Speed of Sound

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Newton's Formula for Speed of Sound

### Formula

$$v=\sqrt{\frac{P}{\rho}}$$

### Terminologies

- P β†’ Pressure of gas.

- ρ β†’ Density of gas.

### Conditions / Special Cases

- Newton assumed compression and expansion of gas to be isothermal.

### Usage

- Used for comparison with Laplace correction.

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