Standing waves on pipes IB DP Physics Study Notes - 2025 Syllabus
Standing waves on pipes IB DP Physics Study Notes
Standing waves on pipes IB DP Physics Study Notes at IITian Academy focus on specific topic and type of questions asked in actual exam. Study Notes focus on IB Physics syllabus with Students should understand
the differences between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves.
Standard level and higher level: 3 hours
Additional higher level: 4 hours
- IB DP Physics 2025 SL- IB Style Practice Questions with Answer-Topic Wise-Paper 1
- IB DP Physics 2025 HL- IB Style Practice Questions with Answer-Topic Wise-Paper 1
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- IB DP Physics 2025 HL- IB Style Practice Questions with Answer-Topic Wise-Paper 2
Boundary conditions – closed pipes
- We can also set up standing waves in pipes.
- In the case of pipes, longitudinal waves are created (instead of transverse waves), and these waves are reflected from the ends of the pipe.
- Consider a closed pipe of length L which gets its wave energy from a mouthpiece on the left side.
Boundary conditions – open pipes
- In an open-ended pipe you have an antinode at the open end because the medium can vibrate there (and, of course, another antinode at the mouthpiece).
Distinguishing between standing and traveling waves
A standing wave consists of two traveling waves carrying energy in opposite directions, so the net energy flow through the wave is zero.
