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Sound waves travel at 350 m/s350 \text{ m/s} through warm air and at 3500 m/s3500 \text{ m/s} through brass. The wavelength of a 700 Hz700 \text{ Hz} acoustic wave as it enters brass from warm air:

A

Increase by a factor of 2020

B

Increase by a factor of 1010

C

Decrease by a factor of 2020

D

Decrease by a factor of 1010

Step-by-Step Solution

When a sound wave travels from one medium to another, its frequency remains unchanged because frequency is a characteristic of the source. The velocity of a wave is related to its wavelength and frequency by the equation v=fλv = f\lambda. Therefore, for a constant frequency, the wavelength is directly proportional to the velocity (λv\lambda \propto v). Given: Velocity of sound in air, vair=350 m/sv_{\text{air}} = 350 \text{ m/s} Velocity of sound in brass, vbrass=3500 m/sv_{\text{brass}} = 3500 \text{ m/s} The ratio of their velocities is: vbrassvair=3500350=10\frac{v_{\text{brass}}}{v_{\text{air}}} = \frac{3500}{350} = 10 Consequently, the ratio of their wavelengths will be: λbrassλair=vbrassvair=10\frac{\lambda_{\text{brass}}}{\lambda_{\text{air}}} = \frac{v_{\text{brass}}}{v_{\text{air}}} = 10 Thus, the wavelength increases by a factor of 1010.

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