Standing waves are set up in a string by a source vibrating at 100.0 Hz. Seven nodes are counted in a distance of 63.0 cm (including one node at each of the ends).
How many wavelengths must there be in the string?
What is the wavelength of the waves in the string?
What is the distance between each node?
What is the speed of these waves?
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2 full waves in the middle, half a wave at each end so THREE
63 / 3 = 21 cm = 0.21 meters wavelength
Look at your drawing, 6
well they go 0.21 meters in 1/100 seconds
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To answer these questions, we will use the formula:
wavelength = (2L) / (n - 1)
where L is the distance between nodes and n is the number of nodes.
1. To find the number of wavelengths in the string, we first need to determine the number of nodes between the ends. Since there are 7 nodes in a distance of 63.0 cm, including one node at each end, the number of nodes between the ends is (7 - 2) = 5. Therefore, there must be 5 wavelengths in the string.
2. To find the wavelength of the waves in the string, we can use the formula mentioned above. Substituting the values, we have:
wavelength = (2L) / (n - 1)
= (2 * 63.0 cm) / (5 - 1)
= 126.0 cm / 4
= 31.5 cm
So, the wavelength of the waves in the string is 31.5 cm.
3. The distance between each node can be calculated by dividing the total distance between nodes (63.0 cm) by the number of nodes minus one:
Distance between each node = Total distance between nodes / (n - 1)
= 63.0 cm / (7 - 1)
= 63.0 cm / 6
= 10.5 cm
Therefore, the distance between each node is 10.5 cm.
4. The speed of the waves can be calculated using the formula:
speed = frequency × wavelength
Given that the frequency is 100.0 Hz and the wavelength is 31.5 cm, let's convert the wavelength to meters first:
wavelength = 31.5 cm * (1 m / 100 cm) = 0.315 m
Now we can substitute the values:
speed = frequency × wavelength
= 100.0 Hz * 0.315 m
= 31.5 m/s
So, the speed of these waves is 31.5 m/s.
To find the answers to these questions, we need to use the formulas relating the properties of waves.
1) How many wavelengths must there be in the string?
The number of wavelengths in the string is equal to the number of nodes minus two (subtracting the nodes at each end of the string).
Number of wavelengths = Number of nodes - 2
In this case, the number of nodes is given as 7 (including one node at each end).
So, the number of wavelengths = 7 - 2 = 5.
Therefore, there must be 5 wavelengths in the string.
2) What is the wavelength of the waves in the string?
The wavelength of a wave is related to the length of the string and the number of wavelengths.
Wavelength (λ) = Length of the string / Number of wavelengths
In this case, the length of the string is given as 63.0 cm, and the number of wavelengths is found to be 5 in the previous question.
So, the wavelength = 63.0 cm/5 = 12.6 cm.
Therefore, the wavelength of the waves in the string is 12.6 cm.
3) What is the distance between each node?
The distance between each node is equal to half a wavelength.
Distance between each node = Wavelength / 2
Using the previously calculated wavelength of 12.6 cm:
Distance between each node = 12.6 cm / 2 = 6.3 cm.
Therefore, the distance between each node is 6.3 cm.
4) What is the speed of these waves?
The speed of a wave can be calculated using the formula:
Speed of the wave (v) = Frequency (f) x Wavelength (λ)
Given frequency = 100.0 Hz and, from the previous calculation, wavelength = 12.6 cm (or 0.126 m).
Speed of the waves = 100.0 Hz x 0.126 m
= 12.6 m/s.
Therefore, the speed of these waves is 12.6 m/s.