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Sound
- Sound waves are longitudinal.
- In a sound wave in air there is a succession of compressions (or condensations) and rarefactions.
- For humans, audible sound has frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 kHz.
- In air, at 0 °C, the speed of sound is 331 m/s. At other temperatures, it is (331 m/s)*SQRT (T/273), where T is the absolute temperature in Kelvin.
- Sound waves carry energy. The amount of energy transported is the power P. The sound intensity is the power that passes perpendicularly through a surface divided by the area of the surface.
Sound
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- Intro
- Longitudinal Sound Wave
- Tube Filled With Gas and Piston at One End
- Compression or Condensation
- Moving the Piston Back
- Rarefraction
- Wavelength
- Frequency
- Diaphragm of a Large Speaker
- Audible Wave Human Being
- Frequency Less Than 20 Khz Infrasonic Wave
- Larger Than 20 Khz Ultrasonic Wave
- Pressure as a Sound Wave
- Speed of Sound
- Sound Intensity
- Decibels
- Extra Example 1: Eardrum
- Extra Example 2: Sound Detector
- Extra Example 3: Lightning and Thunder
































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