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A student standing near a railway line places one ear on the rail and the other ear…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
A student standing near a railway line places one ear on the rail and the other ear in the air. She hears an approaching train sooner through the rail than through the air. Give a reason for this observation.
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