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Ultrasound (CIE IGCSE Physics: Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award))

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Ultrasound

  • The approximate range of frequencies audible to humans is 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz in frequency
    • The human hearing range decreases with age

 Frequencies of ultrasound

Range of human hearing, IGCSE & GCSE Physics revision notes

Humans can hear sounds between 20 and 20 000 Hz

  • Ultrasound is defined as

sound with a frequency higher than 20 kHz

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