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I Need to Calculate the Speed of Sound for a Lab
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I Need to Calculate the Speed of Sound for a Lab
Ok thanks, that is probably the method that our professor was hoping we would end up attempting. So I would fill a beaker, place a PVC pipe in the water, strike the tuning forks and place them above the open end of the pipe, lower and raise the pipe until the noise is the loudest, mark the...- Frosty Cakes
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I Need to Calculate the Speed of Sound for a Lab
Homework Statement Calculate the speed of sound in the classroom. You can use: Tuning forks, water, beaker, pvc pipe, ringstands, etc. Homework Equations v = f(wavelength) For fundamental frequency: L = 1/4(wavelength) For fundamental frequency: f = v/4L The Attempt at a Solution Here is...- Frosty Cakes
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