Application for multiple reflection of sound …

Bouncing back of soundwaves from the surface of solid or liquid is known as a reflection of sound. Reflection of sound is responsible for many interesting phenomena such as Echoes and Reverberation. Like the reflection of light, the reflection of Sound follows laws too. Reflection of sound is based on the two laws and they are: The incidence angle is always equal to the reflection angle. The incident sound wave, the normal, and the reflected wave, all rest in a common plane. Following are the practical applications of reflection of sound waves are: (a) Reflection of sound is used to measure the distance and speed of underwater objects. This method is known as SONAR. (b) Working of a stethoscope is also based on reflection of sound. In a stethoscope, the sound of the patient’s heartbeat reaches the doctor’s ear by multiple reflections of sound. (c) The working of hearing aid is based on the reflection of sound. In hearing aid the sound waves are reflected into a slimmer area so as to direct the sound to the ear. (d) The soundboard is based on the reflection of sound. Here, the sound waves are uniformly reflected can be seen in the auditorium. This helps in improving quality.