The internal radius of a 1m long resonance tube is measured as 3.0 cm. A tuning fork of frequency 2000 Hz is used. The first resonating length is measured as 4.5 cm and the second resonating length is measured as 14.0 cm. We shall calculate the following.

Explanation

(i) Maximum percentage error in measurement of as, given by Reyleigh's formula
(Given error in measurement of radius is 0.1 m) `Deltae= 0.6 Delta R = 0.6 xx 0.1 = 0.06 cm`
Percentage error is `(Delta e)/(e) xx 100 = (0.06)/(0.6 xx 3) xx 100 = 3.33 %`
(ii) Speed of sound at the room temperature
`l_(1)=4.6m,l_(2)=14.0cm,lamda = 2(l_(2)-l_(1))(14.0-4.6)=18.8cm,v =flamda = 2000 xx (18.8)/(100) = 376 m//s`
(ii) End correction obtained in the experiment, `e = (l_(2)-3l_(1))/(2)=(14.0-3xx4.6)/(2)=0.1cm`
(iv) Percentage error in the calculation of a with respect to theoretical valuess
Percentage error `= (0.6xx3-0.1)/(0.6xx3)xx100=94.44%`