The minimum audible wavelength at room temperature is about
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(d) Since maximum audible frequency is $20,000 Hz,$

hence ${\lambda _{\min }} = \frac{v}{{{n_{\max }}}} = \frac{{340}}{{20,000}} \approx 20\,mm$

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