| Date | May 2017 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 17M.1.HL.TZ1.15 |
| Level | Higher level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
| Command term | Question number | 15 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Water is draining from a vertical tube that was initially full. A vibrating tuning fork is held near the top of the tube. For two positions of the water surface only, the sound is at its maximum loudness.
The distance between the two positions of maximum loudness is x.
What is the wavelength of the sound emitted by the tuning fork?
A. \(\frac{x}{2}\)
B. x
C. \(\frac{{3x}}{2}\)
D. 2x
Markscheme
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