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Laplace found that the alternate compressions and rarefactions produced in sound waves follows ________________?
A
isothermal law
B
adiabatic law
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C
isochoric law
D
all of the above
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A
isothermal law
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B
adiabatic law
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C
isochoric law
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D
all of the above
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Explanation
Laplace showed that sound propagation involves rapid compressions and rarefactions with no time for heat exchange, following the adiabatic law rather than Newton's isothermal assumption.
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