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Chapter 20, Problem 43E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 43E
How can a certain note sung by a singer cause a crystal glass to shatter?
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QUESTION:
Problem 43E
How can a certain note sung by a singer cause a crystal glass to shatter?
ANSWER:
Solution 43E
All objects have certain frequency at which they oscillate is called resonant frequency.this frequency is characteristics of each object based on its size,material,shape etc.
When a singer sings a note,that note has a certain frequency and if that frequency is the resonant frequency of the glass,the glass will oscillate back and forth.obviously the glass can not be bend too much,so it will shutter.
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Here the frequency of note is same as the natural resonance of the crystal,it will cause their molecules to increas