A tuning fork with a frequency of 440 Hz is held above a resonance tube partially filled with water. Assuming that the speed of sound in air is 342 m/s, for what three smallest heights of the air column will resonance occur? {hint: for resonance to occur, the frequency of the tuning fork must match that of the tube.}

A tuning fork with a frequency of 440 Hz is held above a resonance tube partially filled with water. Assuming that the speed of sound in air is 342 m/s, for what three smallest heights of the air column will resonance occur? {hint: for resonance to occur, the frequency of the tuning fork must match that of the tube.}

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter14: Superposition And Standing Waves

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