15.6 A bat emits ultrasonic sound of frequency 1000 kHz in air. If the sound meets a water surface, what is the wavelength of (a) the reflected sound, (b) the transmitted sound? Speed of sound in air is 340 m s –1 and in water 1486 m s–1.

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Frequency of ultrasound,  ν = 1000 kHz = 106 Hz

Speed of sound in air,  va = 340 m/s

Speed of sound in water,  vw = 1486 m/s

The wavelength of the reflected sound is given by the relation

λr=vaν = 340106 = 3.4 *10-4 m

The wavelength of the transmitted sound wave is given by

λt=vwν = 1486106 = 1.486 *10-3 m

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