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6. Sample experiment 

Measuring the sound wave from a tuning fork 

Equipment needed: 

1 3B NET

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 module 

 

U11300 

1 Microphone 

 

 

U11367 

1 Tuning fork 440 Hz, on  
resonance box 

 

 

U10121 

 

 

Fig. 1: Measuring the sound wave of a tuning fork 

 

 

Mount the 440 Hz tuning fork on the resonance 
box and position the microphone in front of 
the resonance box’s sound hole. 

 

Select an analog input on the 3B NET

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module and activate the tuning fork experi-
ment (template) in the 3B NET

lab

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 software. 

This provides all the necessary output settings. 

 

Conduct and analyse the experiment. 

 

 

Fig. 2: Amplitude of sound wave from a tuning fork as a 
function of time 

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