A whistle produces a sound whose distance between successive compressions in air is…

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

A whistle produces a sound whose distance between successive compressions in air is measured to be 17 cm17\,\text{cm}. The speed of sound in air at that temperature is 340 m s−1340\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}. (a) Convert the given wavelength into metres. (b) Calculate the frequency of the sound. (c) Find the time period of one oscillation of the sound wave.

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