Sound & Hearing

Vibrating String A solenoid vibrates a piece of nylon fishing string held at one end by the visitor. Standing waves are set up in the string and nodes and antinodes appear. If the tension on the string is changed, the number of nodes and antinodes can be varied.

• Harmonics
  
• Musical Instruments
  
• Natural Frequency
  
• Nodes & Antinodes
  
• Oscillation
  
• Phase Angle
  
• Phosphorescence
  
• Reflection
  
• Resonance
  
• Stroboscopy
  
• Superposition
  
• Waves - Standing
  

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