Length of the copper rod = 2.5 meters Speed at which sound travels through copper = 3560 meter per second Let us assume the time taken by sound to cover the given distance = x seconds We already know that Speed = Distance/ Time Then Time = Distance/ Speed x = 2.5/3560 seconds = 0.0007 seconds. This can ve done by hitting one end of the rod and then receiving the sound at the other end and using the stop clock to measure the time taken.