Horizontal Resonance Tube with styrofoam beads

Glass tube and speaker
PIRA: 
3D30.17
Area: 
3 Oscillations and Waves
Topic: 
3D Instruments
Concept: 
Resonance Cavities

 

This is a long glass (fragile!!!) tube sealed on one end. Place the speaker at the open end, and the standing waves will eventually move the beads to the nodes.

 

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