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If the velocity of sound in air is `340 ms^(-1)` , a person singing a note of frequency 250 cps is producing sound waves with a wavelength of ………. .

A

0.7

B

1.36 cm

C

1.36 m

D

85 k m

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C
`f. = (340)/(250) = 1.36` m
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