Select the correct answer. Chloe is playing the flute some distance away from a crowd. If the atmospheric temperature is 15°C, what is the speed of the sound traveling from the flute? A. 340 meters/second B. 330 meters/second C. 320 meters/second D. 310 meters/second E. 300 meters/second

A. 340 meters/second

I think this is the right answer.

speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s

speed of light in other mediums is given by the expression v = c/n, where c is the speed of light in vacuum and n is the refractive index of medium.

for the first medium v = 200,000 km/s

  so, refractive index of medium = 300000/200000 = 1.5

    1.5 refractive index is usually for glass. so first medium is glass.

for the second medium v = 250,00 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/250000 = 1.2

    1.2 refractive index is usually for water. so second medium is water.

for the third medium v = 0 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/0 = ∞

    ∞ refractive index is usually for opaque mediums. so third medium is opaque medium.