Physics
If you place your ear close to an iron railing which is struck some distance away, you hear the sound twice. Explain why?
Sound Waves Propagation
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As sound travels faster in iron than in air so first the sound through the iron rail is heard and then the sound through the air is heard. That's why we hear the sound twice.
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