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Question 40

What minimum distance is required between the source of sound and the reflecting surface to hear an echo? Give reason.

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The minimum distance required between the source of sound and the reflecting surface to hear an echo is 16.5 m.
Speed of sound in air is 330 m s-1 and the time interval needed to identify two different sounds is 0.1 s, so sound will travel a distance of 330 x 0.1 = 33 m. Since sound has to travel an equal distance in going up to the reflecting surface and in coming back from the reflecting surface, so it must travel nearly 332\dfrac{\text{33}}{\text{2}} = 16.5 m either way.