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How fast do sound waves travel in air? How does this compare to the speed of light waves? Also, What is sonic Boom? Thanks.
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It definitely compares. Sound speed ranges from 300 to 340 m/s whereas light's speed is 3*10^8 m/s.
Sonic Boom are those explosive sounds generated when shock waves of an object are generated when its particle travel faster than sound in air.
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