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Ch 16: Sound & Hearing
Young & Freedman Calc - University Physics 15th Edition
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Capitolo 16, Problema 23b

Standing sound waves are produced in a pipe that is 1.20 m long. For the fundamental and first two overtones, determine the locations along the pipe (measured from the left end) of the displacement nodes and the pressure nodes if the pipe is closed at the left end and open at the right end.

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Understand the concept of standing waves in a pipe closed at one end: In such a pipe, the closed end is a displacement node (where the air doesn't move) and a pressure antinode (where the pressure variation is maximum), while the open end is a displacement antinode and a pressure node.
Identify the pattern of nodes and antinodes for the fundamental frequency: For the fundamental frequency (first harmonic), the pipe length is one-quarter of the wavelength (λ/4). Therefore, the displacement node is at the closed end, and the displacement antinode is at the open end.
Calculate the wavelength for the fundamental frequency: Use the relationship between the speed of sound (v), frequency (f), and wavelength (λ): v = f * λ. For the fundamental frequency, the pipe length L = λ/4, so λ = 4L.
Determine the locations of nodes and antinodes for the first overtone: The first overtone (second harmonic) has a pattern where the pipe length is three-quarters of the wavelength (3λ/4). This means there will be one additional displacement node and antinode within the pipe.
Determine the locations of nodes and antinodes for the second overtone: The second overtone (third harmonic) has a pattern where the pipe length is five-quarters of the wavelength (5λ/4). This results in two additional displacement nodes and antinodes within the pipe.

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