Question.
A sound wave travels at a speed of 339 ms–1. If its wavelength is 1.5 cm, what is the frequency of the wave? Will it be audible ?
A sound wave travels at a speed of 339 ms–1. If its wavelength is 1.5 cm, what is the frequency of the wave? Will it be audible ?
Solution:
Speed of sound wave, $\mathrm{v}=339 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$;
Wavelength, $\lambda=1.5 \mathrm{~cm}=0.015 \mathrm{~m}$;
Frequency, $v=?$
Frequency, $v=\frac{v}{2}=\frac{339}{0}=22600 \mathrm{~Hz}$
The sound will not be audible, because human beings can hear only up to $20,000 \mathrm{~Hz}$.
Speed of sound wave, $\mathrm{v}=339 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$;
Wavelength, $\lambda=1.5 \mathrm{~cm}=0.015 \mathrm{~m}$;
Frequency, $v=?$
Frequency, $v=\frac{v}{2}=\frac{339}{0}=22600 \mathrm{~Hz}$
The sound will not be audible, because human beings can hear only up to $20,000 \mathrm{~Hz}$.