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Question 11

An acoustic sensor embedded in an ice sheet sends a sound pulse through the ice into seawater below.

The table gives data for the sound pulse.

MediumSpeed in m/s\mathrm{m/s}m/sWavelength in m\mathrm{m}m
Ice38000.076
Seawater1500--

The sound pulse reaches the boundary at an angle to the normal.

a.

Calculate the wavelength of the sound pulse in seawater.

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b.

Explain how the direction of the sound pulse changes as it enters the seawater.

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