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A ship mapping the depth of the ocean emits a sound of 14.1 kHz. The sound travels to the ocean floor and returns 0.480 s

A ship mapping the depth of the ocean emits a sound of 14.1 kHz. The sound travels to the ocean floor and returns 0.480 s later. The speed of sound in sea water is about1533 m/s (see table 12.1).

A) How deep is the water at that location? in m

B) What is the wavelength of the wave in water? Express your answer in centimeters. in cm

C) What is the wavelength of the reflected wave as it travels into the air, where the speed of sound is 3.50 102m/s? Express your answer in millimeters.in mm

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