NAME: Dan Patrick C.

Bautista DATE PERFORMED: July 7, 2022 SCORE: ______

STANDING WAVE MOTION

OBJECTIVE
To investigate the properties of standing wave in a string using a mechanical vibrator.

APPARATUS
Mechanical vibrator, 60-Hz frequency generator, iron stand, spring balance, meter stick, string,
extension cord

PROCEDURE

1. Set up the apparatus as shown in Fig. 5.1

Figure 5.1 Experimental Set-up

2. Record the mass density of the string as μ = 2.4x10−4 Kg / m .

3. Measure the effective length L of the string which is the distance from the vibrator to the spring
balance. Next determine the mass of the vibrating string m . To do this, multiply Lby .
L = 0.895 m (1 point) m = 0.00021 kg (1 point)

4. Turn on the vibrator and wave generator.

5. Pull the spring balances and adjust the tension of the string so that it vibrates in one segment (n=1)
with maximum amplitude. Record the tension in the table.
 Figure 5.2 String vibrating in 1 segment.

6. Repeat step 5 and find the tensions necessary for the string to vibrate in two, three and four
segments (n = 2, 3, 4), keeping the mass m and length L constant. Record the corresponding tensions
in the table.

DATA AND COMPUTATIONS

1. Fill up Table 5.1.

Reading Ri of Spring
Balance Tension F
No. of
(Newtons) λ 𝑥=λ2 𝑥𝑖𝑦𝑖 𝑥𝑖2
Loops
𝑦 = 𝑅𝑖 ∗ 9.8
gram kg

1 285 g 0.285 kg 2.79 N 1.79 m 3.20 m2 8.93 N/m2 10.23 m4

2 75 g 0.075 kg 0.74 N 0.90 m 0.81 m2 0.60 N/m2 0.66 m4

3 40 g 0.040 kg 0.39 N 0.60 m 0.36 m2 0.14 N/m2 0.13 m4

4 0g 0 kg 0N 0.45 m 0.20 m2 0 N/m2 0.04 m4

2.Calculate the wavelength of each wave for each corresponding tension using the equation
𝜆
𝐿 = 𝑛 ( ), where 𝑛 = 1,2,3,4, …
2
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