The earth has a radius of 6400 km. The inner core of 1000 km radius is solid. Outside it, there is a region from 1000 km to a radius of 3500 km which is in molten state. Then again from 3500 km to 6400 km the earth is solid. Only longitudinal (P) waves can travel inside a liquid. Assume that the P wave has a speed of 8 km s-1 in solid parts and of 5 km s-1 in liquid parts of the earth. An earthquake occurs at some place close to the surface of the earth. Calculate the time after which it will be recorded in a seismometer at a diametrically opposite point on the earth if wave travels along diameter?

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This is a long answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Speed of wave in solid =8km/s

Speed of wave in liquid = 5km/s

Required time = [ 1000 - 0 8 + 3500 - 1000 5 + 6400 - 3500 8 ] * 2

= [ 1000 8 + 2500 5 + 2900 8 ] * 2

= [125+500+362.5] * 2 =1975       (diameter = radius * 2 )

As we are considering at diametrically opposite point, hence there is a multiplication of 2

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