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A Thunderstorm Is Brewing in the Distance 340 m/s340 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }

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A thunderstorm is brewing in the distance. Upon seeing a flash of lightning you begin counting the seconds until you hear the thunder and notice that it took 5 seconds for the sound of
Thunder to reach you. Assuming the speed of sound in air to be 340 m/s340 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } , how far away was the
Lightning strike?


A) 1.7 km
B) 2 km
C) 5 km
D) 10 km

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