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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Identify the Speed of Light in Vacuum:** The speed of light in a vacuum is a fundamental constant in physics. It is denoted as: \[ c = 3 \times 10^8 \text{ meters per second} \] ...
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ICSE-PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVES -EXERCISE -8(A)
  1. State two properties of the medium on which the speed of sound in it d...

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  2. Arrange the speed of sound in gases Vg, solids Vs and liquids Vl in an...

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  3. State the speed of light

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  4. State the speed of sound in air ?

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  5. Compare approximately the speed of sound in air, water and steel

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  6. Answer the following: Can sound travel in vacuum ?

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  7. Answer the following: How does the speed of sound differ in different ...

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  8. Flash of lightning reaches us earlier than the sound of thunder. Expla...

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  9. If you place your ear close to an iron railing which is tapped some di...

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  10. The sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boat ...

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  11. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  12. How do the following factors affect, if at all, the speed of sound in ...

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  15. How does the speed of sound change with change in amplitude .

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  17. In which medium the speed of sound is more : humid air or dry air ? Gi...

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  18. How does the speed of sound in air vary with temperature ?

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  19. Describe a simple experiment to determine the speed of sound in air. W...

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  20. Complete the following sentence : Sound can not travel through .......

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