A tuning fork is set into vibration in air.

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

A tuning fork is set into vibration in air. (a) Define frequency and time period of a vibration. (b) Prove that the number of vibrations produced in a time tt seconds is equal to νt\nu t, where ν\nu is the frequency of the tuning fork. (c) The tuning fork has a frequency of 256 Hz256\,\text{Hz}. Calculate the total number of vibrations it produces in 2.5 s2.5\,\text{s}.

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