Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stationary waves

Stationary waves — practice question

Fig. 4.1 illustrates a setup used to produce stationary waves in a tube with one end closed.
(a)[3]

Explain how waves from the loudspeaker give rise to stationary waves in the tube.

(b(i)1)[1]

Describe the motion of the air particles in the tube at point P.

(b(i)2)[1]

Describe the motion of the air particles in the tube at point S.

(b(ii))[3]

Calculate the length of the tube, given that the speed of sound in the tube is $330\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ and the frequency of the waves from the loudspeaker is $880\,\text{Hz}$.

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