Wave Motion 5 Question 22

22. A plane wave of sound travelling in air is incident upon a plane water surface. The angle of incidence is $60^{\circ}$. Assuming Snell’s law to be valid for sound waves, it follows that the sound wave will be refracted into water away from the normal.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 22. T

Solution:

  1. For sound wave water is rarer medium because speed of sound wave in water is more. When a wave travels from a denser medium to rarer medium it refracts away from the normal.



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