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4.3 Sound, ultrasound and infrasound

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Question 17

A vibration sensor records a sound wave travelling through a rubber layer. The sound then passes into a ceramic tile.

quantityvalue
period of the sound wave in the rubber0.25 ms
speed of sound in the ceramic5.2 km/s

Calculate the wavelength of the sound wave in the ceramic tile.

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4.3 Sound, ultrasound and infrasound Questions

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  3. /4.3 Sound, ultrasound and infrasound

112 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.3 Sound, ultrasound and infrasound, covering 4.3.1 Sound waves, vibrations and the human ear, 4.3.2 Ultrasound and infrasound, 4.3.3 Uses of ultrasound and infrasound, and 4.3.4 Sound waves passing between media. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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