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A plane weve of sound travelling in air is incident upon a plane water surface. The angle of incidence is `60^(@)`. If velocity of sound in air and water are `330 m//s` and `1400 m//s`, then the wave undergoes

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Speed of sound waves in water is greater than that in air.so water is rarer mediun of sound waves.
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