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Standard X
Physics
Infrasonic, Ultrasonic and Audio waves
The range of ...
Question
The range of the wavelength of audible sound that travels with a velocity of
330
m
s
−
1
at
0
o
C
is ________.
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Solution
16.5
×
10
−
3
m
e
t
r
e
s
to
16.5
m
e
t
r
e
s
Audible sound falls in the frequency range of
20
H
z
to
20
×
10
3
H
z
Wavelength
λ
in metres is given by
v
e
l
o
c
i
t
y
(
v
)
F
r
e
q
u
e
n
c
y
(
n
)
Where
v
is in
m
/
s
and
n
is in
H
z
Hence the
range of the wavelength of audible sound that travels with a velocity of
330
m/s
will be given by
330
20
×
10
3
metres to
330
20
metres
That is =
16.5
×
10
−
3
m
e
t
r
e
s
to
16.5
m
e
t
r
e
s
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