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State true or false:

A rise in the humidity of the medium results in an increase in the velocity of the sound propagating through the medium.

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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is A True
When the humidity of a medium increases, the speed of sound in the medium increases. This is also the reason why we are able to hear sounds from longer distances more clearly during monsoon.

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