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SDUND WAVES

Sound waves ae mechanical longitudinal_waves.

ken Sound uove is propogating hrough a mediun at
when soa
any noint PYeSsue_and_denstt Váry_wih hime Duk to

iation of pYessure_Lompressions and rearfactions are fomed

P :f(x.t)

let A(os (kx-uwt)

B Bulk Modulus
AP-P

AP BAk Sin (kz -wt)

AP 8AK

AP AP, Sin (ku-ut)

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Pressure at any point is give by

P B AP NEWTON'S LAPLASE EBUATION

Po AP
ar
Nebton assummed hat he
Lompression propogation of sound waes
Rarefaction
Po- AP isisothermal in nature

Biso P

V S(A2) Laplase assumed hat he propogation of sound waves

is
adiabatic
AP
-AMu Badi YP
AP BSA
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AP 8 dy
VARIATION OF VELOCITY WITH PRESSURE

VELOLITY OF SOUND

(onstant
Solids)
VARIATION OF VELOCITY AWITH EMPERATLRE
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INTENSITY OF SOUND WAVES

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LOUDNESSS

nenerally intensity of s0und is expressed in _decibels. he

loudness intensifs S en h-

p1olog
I Threshold of audibility_