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Ultrasound emitted by a dolphin travels through seawater at and has a wavelength of
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
Ultrasound emitted by a dolphin travels through seawater at
1500
m/s
1500\,\text{m/s}
1500
m/s
and has a wavelength of
3.0
cm
3.0\,\text{cm}
3.0
cm
. What is the time period of this ultrasound, expressed in microseconds (
μ
s
\mu\text{s}
μ
s
)? (a)
2.0
μ
s
2.0\,\mu\text{s}
2.0
μ
s
(b)
20
μ
s
20\,\mu\text{s}
20
μ
s
(c)
200
μ
s
200\,\mu\text{s}
200
μ
s
(d)
50
μ
s
50\,\mu\text{s}
50
μ
s
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