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Which of the following are electromagnetic waves?

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What is the approximate speed of sound in distilled water at 25°C (77°F)?

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If T is the time period of an oscillating pendulum, then which one of the following statement is not correct?

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The time period of a sound wave is 0.01 seconds. Find its frequency (in Hz).

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How much should minimum distance be between the source of sound and reflecting surface, so that an echo can be heard clearly?

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Which of the following statements are true/false about the speed of sound in different mediums at 25°C?
A. In seawater, the speed of sound is 1531 km/s.
B. In water (distilled), the speed of sound is 1498 km/s.

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Which type of sound waves can propagate in solids?

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Sound wave in air is

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When a stone is dropped on the surface of still water, the waves produced are

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If the frequency of a sound wave is 50 hertz, find its time period.

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An echo comes back in 3 seconds. If the speed of sound is 342 ms-1, what is the distance from the source to the reflecting surface?

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Sound cannot pass through

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When the speed of an object exceeds to the speed of sound, it is said to travel at . . . . . . . . speed.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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The sound wave travels at a speed of 339 m/s-1. If its wavelength is 1.5 cm, what will be the frequency of the wave?

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A person rings, a metallic bell near a strong concrete wall. He hears the echo after 0.3 s. If the sound moves with a speed of 340 m/s, how far is the wall from him?

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SONAR is based on the principle of

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The frequency (in Hz) of a note that is one octave higher than 500 Hz is

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Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion?

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If Va, Vw and Vs respectively are the speed of sound in air, water and steel, then

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