A sound wave of frequency is travelling in air where the speed of sound is

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Problem

A sound wave of frequency

850\,\text{Hz}

is travelling in air where the speed of sound is

340\,\text{m/s}

. The distance between successive compressions in the wave is (a)

0.80\,\text{m}

(b)

0.20\,\text{m}

(c)

0.40\,\text{m}

(d)

0.34\,\text{m}