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AQA Physics Topics 5-8

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Method to measure speed of soundwaves in air

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Attach a signal generator to a speaker you can generate sounds with specific frequencies Set up oscilloscope so waves from microphones are shown as separate waves Start with microphones next to the speaker then move one away until the two waves are aligned by are one wavelength apart Measure distance between microphones to get one wavelength Use an equation to calculate speed of waves Results should be around 330 m/s


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