Ultrasound has frequencies above 20 kHz (the upper limit of human hearing).
Medical uses: prenatal scanning (safe, non-ionising), breaking kidney stones.
Industrial uses: detecting cracks in metal castings, cleaning delicate components, sonar (measuring ocean depth and locating objects).
Distance measurement with ultrasound:
The factor of 2 accounts for the pulse travelling to the reflecting surface and back.
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