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A 440-Hz tuning fork is now used with a closed-end tube resonating column to determine the velocity of sound in a different gas than air. If the spacings between resonances are 1.10 m, what is the velocity of sound in this medium?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

frequency
\\u =440\ Hz

Spacing between the resonance is
=1.10

For one end closed resonance spacing is given by

Resonance spacing
=(\lambda )/(4)


\lambda =4* 1.1


\lambda =4.4\ m

and velocity is given by


velocity=frequency* wavelength

substituting the values we get


v=440* 4.4


v=1936\ m/s

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