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Question 24
The townhall building is situated close to Boojho’s house. There is a clock on the top of the townhall building which rings the bell every hour. Boojho has noticed that the sound of the clock appears to be much clearer at night. Explain.

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During the day, there is number of vibrations(sounds) around us. So, the sound coming from the clock gets distubed. But during the night, there are not much vibrations in the environment. So, sound is clear.

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