College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 12 - Problems - Page 462: 4

Answer

The wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of $1.0\times 10^5~Hz$ in an air temperature of $15^{\circ}C$ is $3.4~mm$

Work Step by Step

We can find the speed of sound at a temperature of $15^{\circ}C$: $v = (331+0.60~T)~m/s$ $v = [331+(0.60)~(15^{\circ}C)]~m/s$ $v = 340~m/s$ We can find the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of $1.0\times 10^5~Hz$: $\lambda = \frac{v}{f}$ $\lambda = \frac{340~m/s}{1.0\times 10^5~Hz}$ $\lambda = 3.4\times 10^{-3}~m$ $\lambda = 3.4~mm$ The wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of $1.0\times 10^5~Hz$ in an air temperature of $15^{\circ}C$ is $3.4~mm$
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