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Bats Use Ultrasound to Locate Prey

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Bats use ultrasound to locate prey. The wavelength of sound has to be of the order of size of the prey if the prey is to be detected. What is the size of the smallest insect a bat can detect if it emits a sound at 55 kHz? The speed of sound is 343 m/s.

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6 mm
RAT: ë = Linsect = v/f

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