Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas.

Statement I: The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.
Statement II: The position of a small layer of the gas oscillates in time.
 
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
3. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Subtopic:  Pressure Wave in Sound |
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When we clap our hands, the sound produced is best described by:
(here \(p\) denotes the change in pressure from the equilibrium value)
1. \(p = p_0 \sin(kx – ωt)\)
2. \(p = p_0 \sin kx\cos ωt\)
3. \(p = p_0 \cos kx \sin ωt\)
4. \(​p = \sum p_{0n} \sin(k_nx – ω_nt)​\)

Subtopic:  Pressure Wave in Sound |
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