Question 21
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C 2 and 3 only are correct
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3. Waves
3.3. Electromagnetic spectrum

Know that many important systems of communications rely on electromagnetic radiation including: (a) mobile phones (cell phones) and wireless internet use microwaves because microwaves can penetrate some walls and only require a short aerial for transmission and reception (b) Bluetooth uses radio waves because radio waves pass through walls but the signal is weakened on doing so (c) optical fibres (visible light or infrared) are used for cable television and high-speed broadband because glass is transparent to visible light and some infrared; visible light and short wavelength infrared can carry high rates of data

3. Waves
3.4. Sound

State the approximate range of frequencies audible to humans as 20Hz to 20 000Hz