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On a winter night when the air temperature is
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
On a winter night when the air temperature is
0
∘
C
0^{\circ}\text{C}
0
∘
C
, a student shouts toward a tall building and hears the echo
0.12
s
0.12\,\text{s}
0.12
s
later. Taking the speed of sound in air at
0
∘
C
0^{\circ}\text{C}
0
∘
C
to be
332
m
s
−
1
332\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}
332
m
s
−
1
, determine how far the student is from the building.
Related theory
Sound Reflection Phenomena
Speed of sound
Waves
Reflection of sound
Sound
Echo
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