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Questions on resonance column experiment

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Example
In the experiment of the determination of the speed of sound in air using the resonance column
method, the length of the air column that resonates in the fundamental mode, with a tuning fork
is 0.1 m. When this length is changed to 0.35m, the same tuning fork resonates with the first
overtone. Calculate the end correction.
fT l1 + e = /4   = 4(l1 + e)
l1 l2 + e = 3/4   = 4/3 (l2 + e)
l2 4(l1 + e) =4/3 (l2 + e)
3(l1 + e) = (l2 + e)
3(l1 + e) = (l2 + e)
3e  e = l2  3l1
e = (l2  3l1)/2
e = (0.35  3(0.1))/2
1 Reso
st 2 nd
Reso
Fundamental 3rd Harmonic  e = 0.025m
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Example
A tuning fork of 512 Hz is used to produce resonance in a resonance tube experiment. The level
of water at first resonance is 63.2cm and at second resonance is 30.7cm. The error in calculating
velocity of sound is? (Take speed of sound as 330m/s)
fT Since they are consecutive
l2  l1 = /2
l1 (100 – 30.7) – (100 – 63.2) = /2
l2 (63.2 – 30.7)cm = /2
 = 0.65m
v = f
v = 512  0.65 = 332.8m/s
Reso Next
Error in calculating velocity of
Consecutive sound is
Reso 332.8  330 = 2.8m/s
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