If in an experiment for determination of velocity of sound by resonance tube method using a tuning fork of $512 Hz$, first resonance was observed at $30.7 cm$ and second was obtained at $63.2 cm$, then maximum possible error in velocity of sound is .....$cm/sec$ (consider actual speed of sound in air is $332 m/s$)
  • A$204$
  • B$110 $
  • C$58$
  • D$80$
IIT 2005, Medium
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