Question #117c1

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Matt
Feb 16, 2017

It would be less than that of air.

Explanation:

The wavelength of each harmonic is a function of the tube length so independent of the gas used. The speed of a wave is given by:

c=flamda

Since lamda for the harmonic is the same as air (independent of the gas), then since the speed (c), is lower in CO_2, the frequency (f) must also be lower for each harmonic.

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