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A loudspeaker produces sound waves in seawater.
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
A loudspeaker produces sound waves in seawater. (i) The source completes 20 oscillations in
0.50
s
0.50\,\text{s}
0.50
s
. Calculate its frequency. (ii) If the speed of sound in seawater is
1500
m/s
1500\,\text{m/s}
1500
m/s
, find the wavelength of the sound waves in seawater.
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