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Publication Date: 2015-Jul
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Kundt's Tube Experiment Using Smartphones
Parolin, Sara Orsola; Pezzi, Giovanni
Physics Education, v50 n4 p443-447 Jul 2015
This article deals with a modern version of Kundt's tube experiment. Using economic instruments and a couple of smartphones, it is possible to "see" nodes and antinodes of standing acoustic waves in a column of vibrating air and to measure the speed of sound.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Science Experiments, Physics, Acoustics, Scientific Concepts, Measurement Techniques, Laboratory Equipment, Science Instruction
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