Correct answer is (D)
The speed of sound in a gas is given by the formula:
where is the speed of sound, is the adiabatic index, is the universal gas constant, is the temperature, and is the molar mass of the gas.
For diatomic gases, such as hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂), the adiabatic index is the same, approximately equal to , and the temperature is given as the same for both gases.
Let's denote the speed of sound in hydrogen as and in oxygen as . The ratio of the speeds can be calculated as:
The molar mass of hydrogen (H₂) is , and the molar mass of oxygen (O₂) is .
Now, we can calculate the ratio of the speeds:
This means the ratio of the speed of sound in hydrogen gas to the speed of sound in oxygen gas at the same temperature is .
Therefore, the correct answer is .