An open-ended pipe is 6 meters long. What is the wavelength of a first harmonic standing wave?

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Junaid Mirza
Jun 3, 2018

#"12 m"#

Explanation:

https://notes.tyrocity.com/open-organ-pipe/

For an open pipe of length #"L"# first harmonic is formed when

#"L" = "λ"/2#

So, wavelength of first harmonic for a #6\ "m"# long pipe is

#λ = "2L"#

#color(white)(λ) = "2 × 6 m"#

#color(white)(λ) = "12 m"#

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