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Chapter 14, Problem 36P
Do not stick anything into your ear! Estimate the length of your ear canal, from its opening at the external ear to the eardrum. If you regard the canal as a narrow tube that is open at one end and closed at the other, at approximately what fundamental frequency would you expect your hearing to be most sensitive? Explain why you can hear especially soft sounds just around this frequency.
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