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How, using a Ripple Tank with a Signal Generator attached to the Dipper, can you find the Wavelength?

Author: eric_galvao



Answer:

-First, get a Strobe Light -Then place a Card that's Covered with Centimetre-Squared Paper behind the Tank -Turn on that Strobe Light, and change the Frequency until the Waves 'Freeze' -Using the Squared Paper, measure the Distance that the Waves Cover, and then see how many Waves there is, and divide them Together to get an Average Wavelength


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