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Quick check from College Physics, 17.5 Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns
How is it possible to use a standing wave's node and antinode to determine the length of a closed-end tube?
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When the tube resonates at its natural frequency, the wave's node is located at the closed end of the tube, and the antinode is located at the open end. The length of the tube is equal to one-fourth of the wavelength of this wave. Thus, if we know the wavelength of the wave, we can determine the length of the tube.
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