Experiment 104:

Romano, John Marlon M.; Santillano, Norman T.; Tan, Donn Mari R.; Tayson, Mel Lian James B.;
Tingchuy, Ric Angelson V.; Valdez, Nicholai Wayne, M.;

I. TABLES, GRAPHS AND FIGURES

TABLE 1. Frequency of Vibration and Tension

TRIAL tension, T number of length of frequency of frequency of Percentage

(mass added + mass of segments, string, vibration vibration, Error
pan) n L (actual) (experimental)

1 53 900 4 63 cm 116 Hz 118.02 Hz 1.74 %

73 500 116 Hz
2 3 56.5 cm 115.25 Hz 0.64 %

83 300 3 59.2 cm 116 Hz 117.10 Hz 0.95 %

3

93 100 3 61.5 cm 116 Hz 119.17 Hz 2.73 %

4

102 900 3 64 cm 116 Hz 120.39 Hz 3.78 %

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TABLE 2. Frequency of Vibration and Linear Mass Density

TRIAL Linear Mass Density, number of length of frequency of frequency of Percentage

μ segments, string, vibration vibration, Error
n L (actual) (experimental)

1 0.0039 g/cm 2 44cm 116 Hz 119.49Hz 3.01%

0.0078 g/cm 3 50cm 116 Hz 111.53Hz 3.85%

2

0.0112 g/cm 3 41cm 116 Hz 113.5Hz 2.16%

3

0.0150 g/cm 5 59cm 116 Hz 113.59Hz 2.08%

4

0.0184 g/cm 6 64cm 116 Hz 113.49Hz 2.19%

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II. SAMPLE SOLUTION
III. ANSWERS TO GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. If the tension of the string is higher, the frequency of vibration also

increases. This relationship states that the tension and the frequency is
directly proportional to each other. Newtons second law of motion
supports this claim as the stiffer or the higher the tension of the object,
the more force it produces.

2. The pitch of the guitar and the pitch is inversely proportional. The shorter
the string of the guitar, the higher the pitch it will produce. Likewise, the
longer the length of the string the lower the pitch it will produce.
Meanwhile, the relation of thickness and pitch is also inversely
proportional. When the string of the guitar is thick, the pitch produced is
lower compared to thin strings that produces higher pitch.