A quartz crystal

A ultrasonic piezoelectric generator with a quartz crystal of length 10 mm 10 \ \text{mm} fixed in the middle, has both ends loose. What is the primary (lowest) frequency of the longitudinal vibrations ?


The answer is 275000.

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1 solution

André Hucek
Nov 4, 2017

For a primary vibration, we have

f 1 = c 2 l where c = E s \displaystyle f_1 = \frac{c}{2l} \hspace{6cm} \displaystyle \small \text{where} \ c = \sqrt{ \frac{E}{s}} ,

For a quartz crystal, s = 2.65 gcm 3 , E = 8 1 0 11 dyn cm 2 s= 2.65 \ \text{gcm}^{-3}, E= 8 \cdot 10^{11} \ \text{dyn} \ \text{cm}^{-2} , so the speed is

c = 8 1 0 11 2.65 cm s 1 = 80 2.65 1 0 5 cm s 1 = 5.5 1 0 5 cm s 1 = 5.5 km s 1 \displaystyle c= \sqrt{ \frac{8 \cdot 10^{11}}{2.65}} \ \text{cm} \ \text{s}^{-1} = \sqrt{ \frac{80}{2.65}} 10^5 \ \text{cm} \ \text{s}^{-1} = 5.5 \cdot 10^5 \ \text{cm} \ \text{s}^{-1} = 5.5 \ \text{km} \ \text{s}^{-1}

So the frequence of the primary vibration is

f 1 = 5.5 1 0 5 2 = 275000 Hz \displaystyle f_1= \frac{5.5 \cdot 10^5}{2} = \boxed{275000 \ \text{Hz}}

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