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DVW08 Dissimilar Tuning Forks Produce Beats

Objective:

– To illustrate the production of beats.

Apparatus:

  • Tuning forks on resonance cases
  • Clamp
  • Rubber hammer

DVW08 - Beat Frequencies with Forks Clamped at Different Heights

Method:

The procedure is identical to DVW7, except that the clamp is adjusted to a slightly different frequency then that of the other fork. The difference between the frequencies is detected as the “Beat” frequency.

 

Beat Frequencies, Tuning Forks – Video Created at Utah State University by Professor Boyd F. Edwards and assistants.

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