A given mass of a gas is allowed to expand freely until its volume becomes double. If ${C_b}$ and ${C_a}$ are the velocities of sound in this gas before and after expansion respectively, then ${C_a}$ is equal to
  • A$2{C_b}$
  • B${C_b}$
  • C$\sqrt 2 \,{C_b}$
  • D$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}{C_b}$
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