TABLE 298.— VELOCITY OF SOUND IN LIQUIDS 



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Temper- Sound 

 ature velocity Density- 

 Liquid °C m/sec g/ml 



Acetone 30 1146 .7788 



Alcohol, abs. ethyl "... 30 1127.4 .7809 



Alcohol methvl 3 30 1088.9 .7816 



Alcohol, n-dodecyl a .. 30 1388.0 .8269 



Benzene" 30 1276.4 .8685 



Carbon disulfide ,J .... 23 1149 1.258 



Carbon tetrachloride 4 . 30 905.8 1.5746 



Chloroform" 20 1002 1.488 



Ether 30 949 .7019 



Ethylene glycol a 30 1643.5 1.1068 



Glycerine 30 1905 1.2553 



Heptane 30 1112 .6751 



Heptene d 30 1082 .6910 



Heptyne" 30 1159.3 .7243 



Hexadecafluoro- 



heptane d 30 528.8 1.64 



Mercury" 20 1451 13.595 



Methylene iodide d . . . . 20 973.3 3.325 



1.31 

 .893 



Temper- Sound 



ature velocity Density 



Liquid "C m/sec g/ml 



Silicon tetrachloride 2 . 30 766.2 1.4622 

 Silicone 



DC 500-.65 cs a 30 873.2 .7535 



DC 500-5.0 cs a 30 953.8 .9083 



DC 500-50 cs a 30 981 .6 .9540 



Sorbitol, 83% solution 



in water a 30 2040 



Turpentine" 27 1280 



Water (distilled) e . . . 1403.5 



10 1448.0 



20 1483.1 



30 1509.9 



40 1529.5 



50 1543.5 



60 1551.5 



70 1555.3 



80 1554.6 



86 1552.4 



94 1549.0 



VJ References: a, Weissler, A., Journ. Amer. Chem. Soc, 1948 and 1949; also unpublished work with 

 V. A. Del Grosso. b, Bergmann, L., Ultrasonics, 3d ed., p. 175, Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1944. 

 c, Rao, M. R., Ind. Journ. Phys., vol. 14, p. 109, 1940. d, Lagemann, R. J., et al., Journ. Chem. Phys., vol. 16, 

 p. 247, 1948; Journ. Amer. Chem. Soc, vol. 70, p. 2994, 1948. e, Randall, C. R., Nat. Bur. Standards Journ. 

 Res., vol. 8, p. 95, 1932. 



TABLE 299.— VELOCITY OF SOUND IN SEA WATER 



(From various tables and formulae) 



SMITHSONIAN PHYSICAL TABLES 



