Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

(a(i))[1]

State a representative value for the speed of sound in air.

(a(ii))[1]

State the range of frequencies a healthy human ear can hear.

(b(i))[2]

Using your value for the speed of sound in (a)(i), calculate the frequency of the sound wave.

(b(ii))[1]

On Fig. 6.1, draw dotted lines to show three separate rarefactions.

(b(iii))[2]

State, in terms of both molecules and pressure, what is meant by a rarefaction.

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