DATA SET : 18

Experiment 2a: Speed of Sound using Kundt’s tube 1.002572887

Observations and Results

Observations:

Room Temprature = 45 ⁰C

Table for observations for PART A

Separation Velocity
Frequency Position of Nodal between Wavelengt of sound
(Hz) Points (cm) Nodes (cm) h (m/sec)
S.N. f Initial Final λ/2 (cm)
λ λf
1 1500 23.56 35.69
2 2000 25.67 34.59
3 3000 30.28 36.39
4 4000 33.19 37.8
5 4500 35.89 39.8

Average Velocity of the sound in found to be = m/s

Theoretical value of the velocity of sound at room temperature = 343 m/s

Percentage Error = %