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Air gets thinner as we go up in the atmosphere. Will the velocity of sound change?

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As we move up, the pressure (P) of air and density of air (ρ), both decreases.

As v = \(\sqrt{\frac{\gamma Rt}{M}}\), therefore, velocity of sound will not change.

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