Question :

A person is listening to a tone of 500 Hz sitting at a distance of 450 m from the source of the sound. What is the time interval between the successive compression from the source?
Submitted on 6/2/2024 | Answered by Vandana Rana

Answer :

Given n = 500 Hz

The time interval between two successive compressions or rarefactions is called time period of wave , which is given by ,



T = 1 /n

=1 /500

=0.002 s