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At what frequency would the wavelength of sound in air be equal to the mean free...

At what frequency would the wavelength of sound in air be equal to the mean free path of oxygen molecules at 1.2 atm pressure and -1.6°C? Take the diameter of an oxygen molecule to be 3.1 × 10-8 cm and the speed of sound to be 340 m/s.

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