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Q1.
A teacher takes a group of students on to a sports field to measure the speed of sound in air.
The teacher fires a starting pistol.
It produces a loud bang and a flash of light at the same time.
The students take measurements.
Describe how the measurements are made and used to determine the speed of sound in air.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Measure distance to pistol .....

speed of light is nearly instantaneous in this situation (short distance)

measure time from flash to hearing the sound

speed of sound = distance to pistol / time to hear

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