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How can mean free path affect the propagation of sound in a gas?

I was thinking, since mean free path is a measure of "how long" a particle has to travel to collide with another, that this surely must influence sound propagation somehow. I would say this ...
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How is the waveform deviation from the equilibrium related to the air molecule movement?

I'm not sure if this is a stupid question. I've been considering the deviation from the equilibrium reflects the air pressure, with larger deviations reflecting higher air pressure. But in Reetz and ...
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