Tuesday, August 11, 2015

acoustics - What sort of waves are produced by tuning forks? Is it transverse, longitudinal or both?


We often know tuning forks are used to to produce wave in various experiments that we do in lab. But the matter of concern is what sort of waves are produced by it? Is it transverse, longitudinal or both?





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