Principle
The velocity of sound in air is determined by measurement of sound travel times across known distances.
Benefits
- Perfect as demonstration and student experiment
- Easy setup and fast procedure
- Easy entry into the topic of error calculation possible
Tasks
Determine the sound velocity in air for different distances between sound source and microphone.
Learning objectives
- Wave propagation
- Longitudinal wave
- Air pressure variation
- Sound wave
- Impulse of sound