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• Relation between
frequency and time
period T = 1/f
• Sound are longitudinal waves consisting of
compression and rarefaction.
fat 1,450
air 330
Factors not affecting the velocity of sound in
gases
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Pressure
Range of hearing
• The range of audible frequencies to which
human ear can respond is from 20Hz to 20,
000Hz.
• The sound waves having frequencies above the audible range i.e.
above 20000Hz are called ultrasonic waves.
• The current is
applied to the
crystal through
electrodes.
(1)Diagnostic sonography
Applications of SONAR
= 2.72998 x 106 Hz
The fundamental frequency of the quartz
crystal
= 2.730 x 106 Hz = 2.73MHz