JAMB - Physics (1988 - No. 20)

The speed of sound in air at sea level is 340ms\(^{-1}\) while that of light is 300 000kms\(^{-1}\). How far (to the nearest meter) from the center of a thunderstorm is an observer who hears a thunder 2s after a lightning flash?
170m
340m
600m
680m

Explanation

Distance = 340 x 2 = 680m

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