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A boy claps his hands and hears the echo from a distant cliff after
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
A boy claps his hands and hears the echo from a distant cliff after
2.0
s
2.0\,\text{s}
2.0
s
. Taking the speed of sound in air as
340
m
s
−
1
340\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}
340
m
s
−
1
, find the distance of the cliff from the boy. (a)
170
m
170\,\text{m}
170
m
(b)
680
m
680\,\text{m}
680
m
(c)
340
m
340\,\text{m}
340
m
(d)
330
m
330\,\text{m}
330
m
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Sound Reflection Phenomena
Reflection of sound
Sound
Waves
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