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Transverse Wave on Rope
Description:
Fix one end of a rope to the wall or some other fixed object. Then the lecturer can use the free end to produce transverse waves along the length of the rope. We can also produce single pulses, to show how they get reflected at the other end.
Physics Concept:
- Waves
- Wave Motion
- Transverse Pulses and Waves
The demonstration takes about 2 minutes to perform.