Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
Speed of Sound
Experiment #33 from Physics with Vernier
- Measure how long it takes sound to travel down and back in a long tube.
- Determine the speed of sound.
- Compare the speed of sound in air to the accepted value.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Physics
- Theme
- C Wave behaviour
- Topic
- C.2 Wave model
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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