A wave travelling along a string is described by, in which the numerical constants are in SI units. The wavelength and the period of the wave respectively are:
1. cm and s
2. mm and s
3. m and s
4. none of these
A wave travelling along a string is described by, in which the numerical constants are in SI units. The displacement of the wave at a distance and time is:
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A steel wire long has a mass of . If the wire is under tension of , the speed of transverse waves on the wire will be:
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The speed of sound in air at standard temperature and pressure is:
(Given the mass of mole of air is and
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Two sitar strings A and B playing the note ‘Dha’ are slightly out of tune and produce beats of frequency Hz. The tension of the string B is slightly increased and the beat frequency is found to decrease to Hz. What is the original frequency of B if the frequency of A is Hz?
1. Hz
2. Hz
3. Hz
4. Hz
A pipe, cm long, is open at both ends.
(i) | Which harmonic mode of the pipe resonates a kHz source? |
(ii) | Will resonance with the same source be observed if one end of the pipe is closed? |
Take the speed of sound in air as m s–1.
(i) | (ii) | |
1. | First | No |
2. | Second | No |
3. | First | Yes |
4. | Second | Yes |