Physics
In which medium the speed of sound is more — humid air or dry air? Give a reason to your answer.
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The sound of an explosion on the surface of a lake is heard by a boat man 100 m away and by a diver 100 m below the point of explosion.
(i) Who would hear the sound first — boat man or diver?
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in part (i)
(iii) If sound takes time t to reach the boat man, how much time approximately does it take to reach the diver?How does the speed of sound change with change in (i) amplitude and (ii) wavelength, of sound wave?
What is sound? How is it produced?
Describe a simple experiment which demonstrates that the sound produced by a tuning fork is due to vibration of it's arms.