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A bat emits ultrasonic sound of frequency 1000kHz 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 `340ms^(1)` and in water `1486 ms^(-1)`

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(a) `3.4 xx 10^(4)m` (b) `1.49 xx 10^(-3)m`
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