Experiment 6

DETERMINATION OF SOUND WAVELENGTH BY USING STANDING

WAVE PHENOMENON

Student name: Nguyễn Hà Anh

Mark Comment
Student ID: 20224298
Class code: 730364
Group: 1

I. Data table

Table 1
f 1=500 ±1 Hz

Trial L1 (mm) L2 (mm) d 1=L2−L1 (mm)

1 168 518 350

2 172 514 342
3 168 519 351
4 168 519 351
5 166 515 349

√∑
5
d 1=3 48.6(mm) s . d= ¿¿¿¿
i=1
s.d
→ ∆ d1≈ S . D ≈ ≈ 1.513 ( mm )
√5

Table 2

f 2=600 ±1 Hz

Trial L1 (mm) L2 (mm) d 2=L2− L1 (mm)

 1 138 430 292
2 138 429 291
3 136 430 294
4 137 430 293
5 139 429 290

√∑
5
d 2=29 2( mm) s . d= ¿¿¿¿
i=1
s.d
→ ∆ d2 ≈ S . D ≈ ≈ 0. 63 2(mm)
√5

Table 3

f 3=700 ±1 Hz

Trial L1 (mm) L2 (mm) d 3=L2 −L1(mm)

1 110 361 251

2 109 361 252
3 110 356 246
4 112 359 247
5 109 358 249

√
5
d 3=2 49(mm) s . d= ∑ ¿¿¿¿
i=1
s.d
→ ∆ d3 ≈ S . D ≈ ≈ 1.02 0(mm)
√5

II. Data treatment

1. Calculate of Average value and Absolute error of Wave length

a. f 1=500 ±1 Hz :
−3 −3
λ 1=2⋅ d 1=2× 348.6 ×1 0 =6 97 .2× 10 (m)

√ √
2
∆ d1 −3 1.51 3 2 −3
∆ λ 1=λ 1 ( ) =697.2×10 . ( ) =3.026 ×1 0 (m)
d1 348.6
Hence:
−3
λ 1=(6 97.200 ± 3.026)× 10 (m)
b. f 2=600 ±1 Hz :
−3 −3
λ 2=2⋅ d 2=2 ×29 2× 10 =584 × 10 (m)

∆ λ 2=λ 2
Hence:
√ (
∆ d2 2
d2
−3
) =584 ×10 . (
292√
0.63 2 2 −3
) =1.264 ×1 0 ( m)

−3
λ 2=(5 84.000 ± 1.264) ×1 0 ( m)

c. f 3=700 ±1 Hz :
−3 −3
λ 3=2 ⋅ d 3=2 ×2 49 ×1 0 =498 ×1 0 (m)

√ √
2
∆ d3 1.02 0
2
∆ λ 3=λ 3 ( ) =498 ×10−3 . ( ) =2.040 ×1 0−3(m)
d3 249
Hence:
−3
λ 3=(498.000 ±2.040)×1 0 (m)

2. Calculate of Average value and Absolute error of Sound velocity

a. f 1=500 ±1 Hz :
v1 =λ1 ⋅f 1 =697.2× 10−3 × 500=3 48.6 (m/ s)

Hence:
⇒ Δv 1=v 1
√( λ1 )( )
Δ λ1 2 Δ f 1 2
+
f1
=3 48.6×
√( 697.2)( )
3.026 2
+
1 2
500
=1.666(m/ s)

v1 =3 48.600 ±1.666 (m/s)

b. f 2=600 ±1 Hz : −3
v 2=λ2 ⋅f 2=584 ×1 0 ×600=350.4( m/ s)

⇒ Δv 2=v 2

Hence:
√( λ2 )( )
Δ λ2 2 Δ f 2 2
+
f2
=350.4 ×
√( 5 84)( )
1.264 2
+
1 2
600
=0. 957 (m/s)

v 2=350.400± 0.957 (m/s)

c. f 3=700 ±1 Hz :
−3
v 3=λ3 ⋅ f 3=498 ×1 0 × 700=348.6( m/ s)

Hence:
⇒ Δv 3=v 3
√( λ3 )( )
Δ λ3 2 Δ f 3 2
+
f3
=348.6 ×
√( 498 ) ( )
2.040 2
+
1 2
700
=1.512 ( m/s )

v3 =348.600 ±1. 512(m/s)