Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Production and use of ultrasound

Production and use of ultrasound — practice question

Table 10.1 lists the specific acoustic impedance $Z$ values for body tissue, water and steel.
(a)[2]

Define specific acoustic impedance using density and sound speed.

(b)[2]

Explain how a piezoelectric crystal detects ultrasound waves.

(c(i))[2]

Calculate the intensity reflection coefficient when ultrasound is incident on a water-steel boundary.

(c(ii))[2]

Explain, without calculation, what is likely to happen when ultrasound is incident on a body tissue-water boundary.

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