Space explosion

Classical Mechanics Level pending

In space you have seen an explosion consisting of the following things:

  1. 2 big stars and a planet
  2. 89 asteroids
  3. 2089 small stones

You want to hear the sound of the crashed planet. What will be the time taken if

  1. The explosion has taken place 1000000 km away from you.
  2. The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.
2941 hr 999 hr 999 s 2941000 s I can't hear 2941 s 340 hr 340 s

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2 solutions

Pranjal Jain
Feb 12, 2015

Sound needs a medium to travel. Since there is vacuum in space, sound won't travel. The speed given is in air and not vacuum .

Prince Loomba
Jan 25, 2016

Sound is a mechanical wave. There is no medium in space therefore it cant be heard and thus the answer

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