Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Virtual Lab Simulation

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Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Virtual Lab

General Aim of Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Experiment

To determine the speed of sound in air at room temperature.

Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Experiment Method

Resonance tube.

Objectives: Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Experiment

Differentiate between types of waves.

Explain how standing waves can be generated in closed air columns.

Explain the occurrence of resonance phenomena in closed-air columns.

Theory | Speed of Sound Using Closed Air Columns Experiment

If standing waves are generated in tubes closed at one end by the water surface, using a tuning fork, they will be reflected off the water surface. Superposition between waves incident on the water surface and those reflected from it will produce a standing wave. Resonance occurs at a certain position where the frequency of the standing wave (air column) within the tube is equal to the frequency of the tuning fork. Relating the frequency of the fork to the resonating length of the air-column will enable us to calculate the speed of sound in air at room temperature.

Speed of Sound Using Closed Columns Experiment Principle of Work

In speed of sound using closed columns experiment, generating sound waves inside a closed-air column using different tuning forks, and searching for resonance position (loudest sound).

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