An uncomfortably loud sound might have an intensity of 0.54 W/m². Find the maximum displacement of the molecules of air in a sound wave if its frequency is 800 Hz. Take the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m³ and the speed of sound to be 340 m/s. a. b. 10.1361 μm 10.6431 μm a. b. C. d. A tuning fork oscillates at 284 Hz in air. Compute the wavelength of the tone emitted at 25 °C. 3.2912 m 1.1912 m 8.8271 μm 9.8721 μm C. d. 1.2192 m 2.1292 m

An uncomfortably loud sound might have an intensity of 0.54 W/m². Find the maximum displacement of the molecules of air in a sound wave if its frequency is 800 Hz. Take the density of air to be 1.29 kg/m³ and the speed of sound to be 340 m/s. a. b. 10.1361 μm 10.6431 μm a. b. C. d. A tuning fork oscillates at 284 Hz in air. Compute the wavelength of the tone emitted at 25 °C. 3.2912 m 1.1912 m 8.8271 μm 9.8721 μm C. d. 1.2192 m 2.1292 m

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Chapter17: Physics Of Hearing

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