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What is frequency determined by? - ️️The source, thickness of piezoelectric element and propagation speed to a lesser degree Thicker element is equal to ________ frequencies - ️️Lower What is the reciprocal of frequency and what is the symbol - ️️Period, T The time it takes for 1 cycle to occur - ️️Period What is propagation speed determined by - ️️Stiffness and density of the medium Propagation speed of sound through soft tissue - ️️1,540 m/s Increasing the stiffness of a tissue does what to the propagation speed? - ️️Increases Increasing the density of a tissue does what to the propagation speed? - ️️Decreases Propagation speed of tissues from slowest to fastest - ️️Air, fat, water, liver, blood, muscle, bone What is the distance over which one cycle occurs? - ️️Wavelength What happens to frequency when you increase the wavelength? - ️️Decreases