Human hearing is limited to a specific range of sound frequencies, typically 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Frequencies outside this range are inaudible.
Which of the following frequencies is not in the audible range of sound for human beings?
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2021 · Topic: Sound (The Human Ear: Structure and Mechanism of Hearing)
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