Ikeme Ekene K, Olatunbosun Lilian G* and Haruna Mamman

Department of Science Laboratory Technology, The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Olatunbosun Lilian G, Department of Science Laboratory Technology, The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria.

Received: August 24, 2023; Published: August 31, 2023

Abstract

Resonance is a phenomenon when a system undergoes a forced vibration such that the natural frequency of the system matches the frequency of the forced vibration thereby making the system to vibrate with the maximum amplitude. With a focus resonance on an acoustic system such as a column of air, resonance will result in amplification of sound waves. Based on this principle, a resonance tube apparatus was designed and constructed to investigate the speed of sound in air. The apparatus consists of sound generator and glass tube of length 1 meter. Sound wave of different frequencies from 304 Hz to 765.4 Hz was used in an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air at room temperature. The speed was found to be 343.9 m/s within the limit of experimental error.

Keywords: Resonance; Acoustic; Sound; Sound Generator

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Citation

Citation: Olatunbosun Lilian G., et al. “Construction of Resonance Tube Apparatus to Investigate the Speed of Sound". Acta Scientific Applied Physics 3.9 (2023): 22-25.

Copyright

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