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Question 4

A sound wave travels from the air in a workshop into an aluminium layer in a test panel, then from the aluminium into an acrylic layer. The sound speeds in the three materials are shown in the table.

MaterialSpeed of sound in m/s\text{m/s}m/s
air340
aluminium6400
acrylic2750

Explain what happens to the speed, frequency and wavelength of the sound at each of the two boundaries. Use data from the table in your answer.

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