Vibrating Strings

The general appearance of waves can be shown by means of standing waves in a string. This type of wave is very important because most of the vibrations of extended bodies, such as the prongs of a tuning fork or the strings of a piano, are standing waves. The purpose of this experiment is to examine how the tension required to produce a standing wave in a vibrating string of fixed length and mass density is affected by the wavelength and the frequency of the wave.

Grade Level: College • High School

Subject: Physics

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Vibrating Strings Experiment

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