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A person is listening to a tone of 500Hz sitting at a distance of 450 m sitting from the source of the sound. What is the time interval between successive compression from the source.a) 5msb) 1msc) 2msd) 2s

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The time interval between successive compressions (also known as the time period) of a sound wave depends on its frequency. The formula to calculate the time period is:

Time Period (T) = 1 / Frequency (f)

In this case, the frequency (f) is 500 Hz. So, we can calculate the time period as follows:

T = 1 / 500 Hz
T = 0.002 seconds

Now, we need to convert this time period from seconds to milliseconds because the options are given in milliseconds. There are 1000 milliseconds in one second, so:

0.002 seconds = 0.002 * 1000 milliseconds = 2 milliseconds

So, the time interval between successive compressions from the source of the sound is 2 milliseconds. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) 2 ms.