What equipment is used to investigate wave behaviour using an oscilloscope?
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What does an oscilloscope allow you to do?
Visualise the behaviour of a wave.
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How can you measure the time-period of a wave using an oscilloscope?
By multiplying the number of squares on the oscilloscope trace that represent one wavelength by the time-base.
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What is the equation used to calculate frequency from time period?
f = T1
Where:
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A student is observing a wave on an oscilloscope but it does not fit on the screen in the vertical direction. Which control does the student need to change to visualise the wave properly?
Voltage-gain.
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How do you identify the time-period on the oscilloscope trace?
Time taken from one peak to the next peak.
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