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Speed of Sound with a Resonance Tube

Find the speed of sound by listening for resonance in a tube as the water level changes.

Grade 11ExperimentScience OlympiadSciencePhysicsMeasurementData AnalysisAdvanced60 to 90 min5 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Explain standing waves and resonance in a tube
  • Find wavelength from resonance lengths
  • Calculate speed of sound and its percent error

Objective

Use standing waves in an air column to measure the wavelength of a known frequency and calculate the speed of sound.

STEM concepts

ResonanceStanding wavesWavelength and frequencyEnd correction
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