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FRENKEL1 has given a critical discussion of the differences in behaviour between hypersonic and ultrasonic disturbances in liquids. Quoting Rao2,3 and Raman and Venkateswaran4, the statement is made that glycerine and carbon tetrachloride both yield higher velocities of propagation for hyper-sound than for ultrasound. In addition, the statement is also made that the velocity decreases in acetone from a value of 1,205 m./sec. for ultrasound to 978 m./sec. for hypersound (v â¼ 5 × 109). Venkateswaran5 has made new measurements on acetone and carbon tetrachloride, making use of 180° scattering. As the result of these measurements, he finds excellent agreement between velocities determined by the hypersonic and ultrasonic methods for these two liquids.
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RANK, D., SHULL, E. & AXFORD, D. Hypersonic Velocity in Acetone at Low Temperatures. Nature 164, 67–68 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164067a0
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