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EXPERIMENT 7. SPEED OF
MECHANICAL WAVES
EXPERIMENT 7. SPEED OF MECHANICAL WAVES
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Does the change in the tension have any effect on the pattern?
Increasing the tension on a string increases the speed of a wave, which increases the
frequency (for a given length). Thus, you can change the pattern as you change the
tension on the string.
2. How is the period related to the wave speed? Wavelength?

𝟏 𝝀
𝒗 = 𝝀𝒇 𝒗 = 𝝀( ) 𝑻=
𝑻 𝒗
Period is directly proportional to the wavelength of the wave. Period is inversely
proportional to the wave speed.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
3. How is resonance produced?
Resonance only occurs when the first object is vibrating at the natural frequency
of the second object. So if the frequency at which the speaker vibrates is
identical to one of the natural frequencies of the air column inside the
resonance tube, resonance will occur and the two objects will sound out
together with a loud sound.
4. What are the factors that affect the speed of sound in air? Explain.
In the laboratory experiment, the only factor that affects the speed of sound in
air is Temperature. The higher the temperature, the greater the speed of sound
in air.
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EXPERIMENT 8
OHM’S LAW
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What happened to the voltage across the resistance box as the current
through it was increased? What is the relationship between voltage and
current when resistance is fixed?
The voltage increases as the current increases . Thus, voltage is directly
proportional to current.
2. What happened to current when resistance is increased? What is the
relationship between current and resistance when voltage is constant?
The current decreases as the resistance increases. Thus, current is
inversely proportional to resistance.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
3. What happened to resistance when voltage is increased? What is the
relationship between voltage and resistance when current is constant?
The resistance increases as voltage increases. Thus, resistance is directly
proportional to voltage.
4. What is the current in a 10 ohms resistor due to a potential difference of
40 V?
I = V/R = 40V / 10 ohms = 4A
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EXPERIMENT 9. REFLECTION
AND REFRACTION OF LIGHT
EXPERIMENT 9. REFLECTION AND REFRACTION OF LIGHT

GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. How is the law of reflection and refraction of light observed in the experiment?
The law of reflection was observed when the angle of incidence of the incident ray in
the experiment is equal to the angle reflection as it reflects from the mirror.
Refraction of light was evident when it bends as it goes through two different media. If
light travels through two mediums with different velocities, the wave nature of the light
causes its direction to be altered as it passes from one medium to the other.
2. What is the angle of the ray that leaves the trapezoid relative to the ray that enters
it?
• The angle of the ray that leaves the trapezoid is equal to the ray that enters it.