Question

the audible range of sound is 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz express the range of sound in terms of wavelength by calculating the respective values, where the speed of sound is 344m/s​

Answer 1

Given : Velocity of sound in air v=344 ms

−1

Wavelength of the sound waves λ=

ν

v

​

For ν

1

​

=20 Hz, λ

1

​

=

20

344

​

=17.2 m

For ν

2

​

=20 kHz, λ

2

​

=

20×1000

344

​

=1.72×10

−2

m