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Phys 1 Student Workbook.pdf

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Name _____________________ Class ______________ Date _________Lab Report - Activity P27: Speed of Sound in AirWhat Do You Think?How can you use a Sound Sensor to measure the speed of sound in air?Data TableLength of Tube (m) Time (s) Speed of Sound (m/s)(Remember that the time from the first peak of the sound to the first peak of the echo is the‘round-trip’ time for the sound to go down-and-back in the tube.)Question1. How does your experimental value for the speed of sound compare to the accepted value of343 m/s for the speed of sound in air at a temperature of 20˚ C?P27 ©1999 PASCO scientific p. 197

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