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Lab 1-Resonance Tube

This document provides instructions for measuring the speed of sound using a resonance tube experiment. Students will use three tuning forks of different frequencies along with a measuring cylinder and PVC pipe. They will vibrate each tuning fork at the open end of the tube submerged in water to find the resonance length, and record the data in a table to calculate the speed of sound and its average value. They will also measure resonance at the fundamental frequency and first overtone of one tuning fork to determine wavelength. The percentage difference from the expected speed of sound at 32°C will also be calculated.

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Lab 1-Resonance Tube

This document provides instructions for measuring the speed of sound using a resonance tube experiment. Students will use three tuning forks of different frequencies along with a measuring cylinder and PVC pipe. They will vibrate each tuning fork at the open end of the tube submerged in water to find the resonance length, and record the data in a table to calculate the speed of sound and its average value. They will also measure resonance at the fundamental frequency and first overtone of one tuning fork to determine wavelength. The percentage difference from the expected speed of sound at 32°C will also be calculated.

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Addu High School

Hithadhoo/ Addu

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
PHYSICS

Topic: Waves

Aim: Measuring the speed of sound using resonance tube


Equipment: 3 tuning forks (different frequencies), a measuring cylinder, PVC
pipe (50 cm) long.

Method
1. Lower the tube into the water until the end of the tube is at the bottom.
2. Now gently raise the tube while vibrating tuning fork is kept near the
mouth of the tube.
3. Stop the tube when a loud sound is heard.
4. Mark the water level on the tube using a pencil.
5. Remove the tube from the water and measure the length of the air column
that resonates.
6. Repeat the procedure for all the tuning forks.
7. Enter the result into the table 1 below and complete all the blank columns.
8. Calculate the average speed of the sound in air.
9. Now use the long pipe and using the same procedure as mentioned at
steps 2, 3 and 4, find the length of the resonating air column at
fundamental frequency and first overtone. Use only one tuning fork.
10.Continue the steps 2, 3 and 4 until a loud sound is heard again at first
overtone. Even now use same tuning fork.
11.
Table 1
Frequency, f,
(Hz)

Length of the
air
column (m)

Wave length,
, (m)
=l

Speed of
Sound,
v, (ms-1)

Average Speed of Sound in air (m s-1)


Calculate the percentage difference in the measured value of speed. Assume
that the laboratory temperature is 32oC and the speed of sound is 350 m s-1.
Department of science-Physics-unit 2-Practical -waves
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