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Question
The sound of which of the following frequency is audible to us?
2 Hz, 1000 Hz, 200 kHz, 8 MHz
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Solution
The sound of 1000 Hz frequency will be audible to us. Others 2Hz is the infrasonic sound frequency and 200 kHz, 8 MHz is ultrasonic sound frequency.
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