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Why can ultrasound not be heard by humans?​
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Why can ultrasound not be heard by humans?​

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the person aboved me answered it
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Ultrasounds have sound waves that have frequencies greater than 20,000Hz (20 kHz). This is above the normal hearing range for humans which is why we can not here ultrasounds
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