Demonstration Manual

Sound and Wave Motion

DVW06 - Tuning Forks

Objective:

- To illustrate the production of various frequencies of sound waves by various lengths of tuning forks.

Apparatus:

• Tuning forks
• Rubber mallet

Method:

Strike tuning forks with rubber mallet only, to avoid damage to tuning fork (stress cracking, change of calibrated frequency). Touch handle of struck fork to a tabletop, etc.

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