A police siren produces a sound whose time period is 0.0025 s

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound

Problem

A police siren produces a sound whose time period is 0.0025 s. The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s. (i) Calculate the frequency of the sound emitted by the siren. (ii) Determine the wavelength of this sound in air. (iii) State, with reason based on your answer in part (i), whether this sound lies within the audible range for a normal human ear.

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