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Standard VIII
Physics
Audible and Inaudible Sounds
An audible so...
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An audible sound has the frequency range of _________.
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Solution
For humans, an audible sound has the frequency range of
20
H
z
to
20
,
000
H
z
.
Sound waves with frequencies less than
20
H
z
are called infrasonic and those with frequencies above
20
k
H
z
are called ultrasonic.
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