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Ultrasonic waves produced in a medium can be detected by


  1. A Telephone
  2. Hebb's method
  3. Quincke's Method
  4. Kundt's tube

A
Kundt's tube
B
Hebb's method
C
Quincke's Method
D
A Telephone
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The correct option is A Kundt's tube
Sound in air is propagated only by means of longitudinal waves; waves in which the particle's motion consists of oscillations back and forth in the direction of propagation. In a solid such as a metal rod, sound can be transmitted either by longitudinal or transverse waves.

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