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# Question
1

What are ultrasonic vibrations?


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2

An FM radio station broadcasts electromagnetic waves at a frequency of 125 MHz. The radio waves have a wavelength of 2.4 metres. calculate the speed of the radio waves.


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3

Gamma ray bursters are objects in the universe that emit pulses of gamma rays with high energies. The frequency of the most energetic bursts has been measured at around 3.0	imes10^{21} Hz.
(i) What is the wavelength of these gamma rays?
(ii) What could be their period?


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4

Define an echo.


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5

Name any two factors that affect the speed of sound in air.


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6

Explain briefly why sound produced in a hall with many people is heard more clearly
than when the hall has a few people.


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7

A person standing 99 m from the foot of a mountain claps his hands and hears an echo
0.6 seconds later. Calculate, the speed of the sound in the air.


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8

Explain what is meant by ‘beats’ as applied to sound


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9

Briefly explain how beats are formed.


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10

A vibrating string is sounded with a 288 Hz tuning fork and 3 beats are counted per
second. The string is then loaded with small amount of plasticine and 2 beats are counted per second.
(i) What is the frequency of the string?
(ii) What is the frequency of the loaded string?


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