How does the speed of a sound wave depend on the absolute temperature of air?

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(N/A) The speed of sound $v$ in an ideal gas is given by the formula $v = \sqrt{\frac{\gamma RT}{M}}$,where $\gamma$ is the adiabatic index,$R$ is the universal gas constant,$T$ is the absolute temperature,and $M$ is the molar mass of the gas.
Since $\gamma$,$R$,and $M$ are constants for a given gas,the speed of sound is directly proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature of the air.
Therefore,$v \propto \sqrt{T}$.

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