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CBSE - Physics - Sound

Sound

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Sound produced by a thunderstorm is heard 10 s after the lightning is seen. Calculate the approximate distance of the thunder cloud. (Given speed of sound = 340 ms–1.)

 Speed of sound = 340 m/s and time = 10 s
Distance = speed × time = 340 × 10 = 3400 m

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