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Frequency 500 Hz

Node Number
1
2
3
4
5

Position of the End of Tube Distance Between Nodes


at Resonance [m]
[m]
0.095
s1 = .335
0.43
s2 = .35
0.78
s3 = .34
1.12
s4 =

Average s

0.34

Frequency 650 Hz
Node Number
1
2
3
4
5

Position of the End of Tube Distance Between Nodes


at Resonance [m]
[m]
0.065
s1 = .275
0.34
s2 = .26
0.60
s3 = .27
0.87
s4 = .26
1.13

Average s
1.) Frequency 500 Hz
Average s = (s1 + s2 + s3)/3
Average s = (.335+.35+.34)/3
Average s= .34 m
Frequency 650 Hz
Average s = (s1 + s2 + s3 + s4)/4
Average s = (.275+.26+.27+.26)/4
Average s= .27 m
2.)
Frequency 500 Hz
= 2*.34m
= .68 m
Frequency 650 Hz
= 2*.27m

0.27

= .54 m
3.)
Frequency 500 Hz
= 500 Hz*.68m
= 340 m/s
Frequency 650 Hz
= 650 Hz*.54m
= 351m/s
Average

= (340 m/s + 351 m/s)/2

Average

= 345.5 m/s

4.)

= 331.36 m/s * (1+(20 /273.15)


= 343.3 m/s (theoretical)
% Experimental Error= (345.5-343.3)/345.5 * 100%
% Experimental Error= .64%

Condition

Wavelength ( ) [m]

Speed Sound ( ) [m/s]

500 Hz
650 Hz

0.68
0.54

340
351

Average Experimental
Speed of Sound [m/s]
Theoretical Speed of
Sound Corrected for Temperature [m/s]
Percent Experimental Error
[%]

345.5
343.3
0.64%

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