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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q241 Mark

Which row gives the speed of sound in air, in water and in steel?

Aspeed in air m/s: 330, speed in water m/s: 1500, speed in steel m/s: 6000
Bspeed in air m/s: 330, speed in water m/s: 6000, speed in steel m/s: 1500
Cspeed in air m/s: 6000, speed in water m/s: 330, speed in steel m/s: 1500
Dspeed in air m/s: 6000, speed in water m/s: 1500, speed in steel m/s: 330

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A: speed in air m/s: 330, speed in water m/s: 1500, speed in steel m/s: 6000

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Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 24.

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