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Physics Wave and Sound Basics of Mechanical Waves and Amplitude of the Waves MCQ (Single Correct)

A man standing on a cliff claps his hand hears its echo after 1 sec. If sound is reflected from another mountain and velocity of sound in air is 340 m/sec. Then the distance between the man and reflection point is

A
680 m
B
340 m
C
85 m
D
170 m

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If d is the distance between man and reflecting surface of sound then for hearing echo

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