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What is the wavelength of a sound wave in air at `20^(@)C` with a frequency of 22 Mhz?

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`lambda=v//n`
Here, `v=344 ms^(-1)`
`n=22MHz=22xx10^(6)Hz`
`lambda=344//22xx10^(6)=15.64xx10^(-6)m=15.64 mu m`.
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