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Question 167
a.

State how a transverse wave differs from a longitudinal wave.

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b.

A sound wave of frequency 8.0 kHz8.0\text{ kHz}8.0 kHz travels through a titanium metal bar at a speed of 4800 m/s.

Calculate the wavelength of this sound wave in the titanium bar.

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c.

A sound wave of frequency 8.0 kHz8.0\text{ kHz}8.0 kHz travels through a titanium metal bar at a speed of 4800 m/s.

The sound wave passes from the end of the metal bar into the surrounding air.

State:

  1. the effect on the speed of the sound,
  2. the effect on the wavelength of the sound.
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General properties of waves Questions

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