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In a certain experiment , a sound wave was observed to have undergone a change in its velocity and wavelength but the frequency remained the same . In another experiment , no change was observed in the velocity , wavelength or frequency but there was a change in the phase . if the direction of the wave propagation is changed in both the cases , identify the phenomena that took place in the two experiments . Give reasons for the changes in the physical quantities .

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Solution :Velocity of a wave CHANGES whenever SOUND travels from one medium to ANOTHER medium . Change in the velocity results in refraction . When a sound wave is reflected by an accountably hard , smooth surface , velocity and wavelength (thus , frequency too) remain CONSTANT , but phase changes by `180^(@)` . Thus, the first experiment refers to refraction of sound waves and the second experiment refers to reflection of sound waves.


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