Ripple tank, Physics

Assignment Help:
Ripple tank

The concept of reflection and refraction of light waves can be understood by the study of reflection and refraction of waves on water. The water waves travel as crests and troughs and can be treated as transverse waves like light waves for practical purposes. This can be demonstrated with the help of ripple tank.
  • The ripple tank consists of a rectangular shaped trough (tank) made of transparent glass material .
  • This tank containing water is held at a height with the support from four legs. 
  • Below the tank, a white paper is spread on the floor (which act as screen) 
  • Above the tank, a partially covered electric bulb is fixed to illuminate the tank.
  • A small needle (N) is fixed at one end of a metallic strip connected to an electric vibrator.
  • The tip of the needle is kept vertically in contact with the water surface in the ripple tank.
  • When the strip vibrates, the needle also vibrates and produces disturbance.
  • This disturbance travels in the water in the form of circular waves with the tip as the centre.

Related Discussions:- Ripple tank

What is the equation of paths in equilateral triangle, Three small snails ...

Three small snails are each at a vertex of an equilateral triangle of side 60 cm. The ?rst sets out towards the second, the second towards the third and the third towards the ?rst,

Classes of magnetic materials: nickel iron alloys, It contains 35%- 90% nic...

It contains 35%- 90% nickels. Higher is the nickel content higher is the permeability and lower is the magnetic saturation of the alloy. MN, CO, and Mo can also be added in trace q

Projectile motion, a projectile is fired horizontally from an inclined plan...

a projectile is fired horizontally from an inclined plane (of inclination 45 with horizontal)with speed=50 m/s.if g=10 m/s2 the range measured along the incline is

Acceleration on the earth, Do objects of different weights fall with same a...

Do objects of different weights fall with same acceleration on the earth? Yes , objects fall with the similar acceleration regardless of their weights at the surface of earth,

Vector addition -the order does not matter, Vector Addition The Order Does ...

Vector Addition The Order Does NOT Matter The question frequent arises as to the significance of the order in that the vectors are added. For example, if five vectors are added

Homework, An ostrich can run at speeds of up to 72km/h. Suppose an ostrich ...

An ostrich can run at speeds of up to 72km/h. Suppose an ostrich runs 1.5km at the speed of 58 km/h and then runs another 1.5km at the speed of 29km/h. What is the ostrich average

Wave-particle duality, Wave-particle duality: The principle of quantum...

Wave-particle duality: The principle of quantum mechanics that implies that light (and, indeed, all other subatomic particles) sometimes work as a wave, and sometime like a pa

What do you mean by dispersion, What do you mean by dispersion? Describe a ...

What do you mean by dispersion? Describe a physical quantity which depends only on the material of the prism for its dispersion. Get an expression for it.

Explain plane transmission grating, In plane transmission grating the width...

In plane transmission grating the width of the each slit is same to half of the opaque portion. Which order of spectra will be absent?

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd