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An air column long
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
An air column
60
cm
60\,\text{cm}
60
cm
long, closed at one end and open at the other, is in resonance. The distance between two successive nodes in the column is
24
cm
24\,\text{cm}
24
cm
. Determine the harmonic number corresponding to this standing wave.
Related theory
Boundary Effects
Standing waves and resonance
Harmonics in air columns
Standing waves and normal modes
Waves
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