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    Tuning fork/Bowl
  1. Experiments to determine the effect of other liquids placed in V instead of water.

    (a) When plain water was placed in V      No sound was audible at S
    (b)  " Cod liver oil -------------------- No sound audible at S
    (c) Cod liver oil + SO4 ----------------- No sound
    (d) Salt water -------------------------- loud sound
    (e) Water + SO4 ------------------------- loud sound
    (f) Mercury ----------------------------- Complete contact - No sound.
    (g) Bichromate solution ----------------- Comp. contact - weak sound
    (h) Bichromate + Sulphuric acid --------- loud sound.
    (i) Soapy water ------------------------- no sound.
    (j) [?] liquor -------------------------- loud sound
         

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