Posted by LS on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10:23pm.
Read http://www.studyphysics.ca/newnotes/20/unit03_mechanicalwaves/chp141516_waves/lesson51.htm
to convince yourswelf that the third harmonic wavelength is in this case (3/2)L, where L is the pipe length.
In this case, the wavelength is
lambda = V/f = 343/406 = 0.8448 m
The tube length must be 2/3 of that which would be 0.563 m
Related Questions
physics - An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its sixth...
physics - An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its sixth...
physics - An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its sixth...
Physics - What are the first, second, and third frequencies audible from a 20 cm...
Physics - The fundamental of an organ pipe that is closed at one end and open at...
Physics - An organ pipe open at both ends has a harmonic with a frequency of 480...
physics - What are the first, second, and third frequencies audible from a 20 ...
physics - What are the first, second, and third frequencies audible from a 20 ...
Physics - A pipe that is open at both ends has a fundamental frequency of 330 Hz...
physics - The range of human hearing is roughly from twenty hertz to twenty ...
For Further Reading