With a 660 Hz tuning fork you measure a distance of 25 ± 2.00 cm between adjacent nodes. Is the value of c = 340 m/s within the uncertainty of the  measured value? Please exaplain as you provide the calculation...thanks

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With a 660 Hz tuning fork you measure a distance of 25 ± 2.00 cm between adjacent nodes. Is the value of c = 340 m/s within the uncertainty of the  measured value?

Please exaplain as you provide the calculation...thanks

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