partial reflection
What partial reflection means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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When an ultrasound pulse meets a boundary, some of it is reflected back towards the probe and the rest carries on into the second medium.
At every boundary between two different materials, part of the wave is reflected and the rest continues to deeper boundaries.
Topics that use partial reflection
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