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Explain why a student standing in front of a large
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
Explain why a student standing
8
m
8\,\text{m}
8
m
in front of a large, flat wall is unable to hear a separate echo of her hand clap, even on a quiet day. Take the speed of sound in air as
340
m/s
340\,\text{m/s}
340
m/s
.
Related theory
Sound Reflection Phenomena
Waves
Reflection of sound
Sound
Echo
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