It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly you saw a flash of lightning. Six

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It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly you saw a flash of lightning. Six and a half seconds later, you heard the thunder.

Part A

Given that the speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s, how far away was the lightning bolt? (Ignore the travel time for the flash of light.)

Express your answer using two significant figures.

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It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly you saw a flash of lightning. Six and a half seconds later, you heard the thunder.

Part A

Given that the speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s, how far away was the lightning bolt? (Ignore the travel time for the flash of light.)

Express your answer using two significant figures.

nothing

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Explanation / Answer

Given that,

v = 340 m/s

t = 6.5 s

Distance of lightning bolt,

d = v*t

d = 340*6.5

d = 2210 m

d = 2.21 km

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