31.6: General Questions
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Sketch the original wave and its reflection for the two bump wave. Indicate locations on the spring where you would place a bell, while the two bump wave is sustained, if you wanted the bell to ring as quietly as possible. Are these locations nodes or antinodes?
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Sketch the original wave and its reflection for the three bump wave. Indicate locations on the spring where you would you place a bell, while the three bump wave is sustained, if you wanted the bell to ring as loudly as possible. Are these locations nodes or antinodes?
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Explain why the bell would ring quietly in certain locations on the spring, and loudly in certain locations on the spring, while a standing wave is sustained.
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Standing waves of air molecules are produced in some wind instruments. Do you think the holes of a wind instrument are placed at the nodes or antinodes? Defend your answer.