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Chapter 13 — Chapter 13 — Sound
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📘Easy summary
Sound is produced by vibrating objects (tuning fork, vocal cords, drum) and travels as a longitudinal mechanical wave of compressions and rarefactions; it needs a medium. Bell jar experiment: ringing electric bell inside a jar; as air is pumped out, sound fades though the hammer still vibrates; letting air back restores sound → sound cannot travel in vacuum. A tuning fork on a wooden table sounds louder because the table is forced to vibrate, setting a larger area of air in vibration (resonance-like amplification).
⭐Key points
- No medium, no sound.
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🌿Real-life example
Astronauts use radios in space.
💡Exam tip
- Describe bell jar.
✅Quick check
1. Production of sound needs:
2. Longitudinal example:
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