Standing Waves

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Standing Waves: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Standing Waves,Equation of Standing Waves,Nodes and Antinodes in Standing Waves, etc.

Important Questions on Standing Waves

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In a sonometer wire the tension is maintained by suspending a 50.7 kg mass from the free end of the wire. The suspended mass has volume of 0.0075m​3. The fundamental frequency of the wire is 260Hz. Find the new fundamental frequency if the suspended mass is completely submerged in water

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The fundamental frequencies of two copper wire of same length are in the ratio 1:2. If the tension on the wires are 729 g and 324 g respectively, then the ratio of their diameters will be:

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A string of length 1 m and mass 2×105 kg is under tension T. When the string vibrates, two successive harmonics are found to occur at frequencies 750 Hz and 1000 Hz. The value of tension T is _____ newton.

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The ratio of frequencies of fundamental harmonic produced by an open pipe to that of closed pipe having the same length is:

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A wire of density 8×103 kg m-3 is stretched between two clamps 0.5 m apart. The extension developed in the wire is 3.2×10-4 m. If Y=8×1010 N m-2, the fundamental frequency of vibration in the wire will be _____ Hz

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A guitar string of length 90 cm vibrates with a fundamental frequency of 120 Hz. The length of the string producing a fundamental of 180 Hz will be _____ cm

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In an experiment with sonometer when a mass of 180 g is attached to the string, it vibrates with fundamental frequency of 30 Hz. When a mass m is attached, the string vibrates with fundamental frequency of 50 Hz. The value of m is ______ g.

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For a certain organ pipe, the first three resonance frequencies are in the ratio of 1:3:5 respectively. If the frequency of fifth harmonic is 405 Hz and the speed of sound in air is 324 m s1 the length of the organ pipe is _____ m.

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The fundamental frequency of vibration of a string between two rigid support is 50 Hz. The mass of the string is 18 g and its linear mass density is 20 g m-1. The speed of the transverse waves so produced in the string is _______ m s1.

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An organ pipe 40 cm long is open at both ends. The speed of sound in air is 360 m s-1. The frequency of the second harmonic is _________ Hz.

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A standing wave y=Asin (20πx3) cos (1000πx) is maintained in a taut string where y and x are expressed in meters. The distance between the successive points oscillating with the amplitude A2 across a node is equal to

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A 100 cm string fixed at both ends produces successive resonance frequency 384 Hz and 288 Hz. Wave speed in string is 24n m s-1. Find the value of n.

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When a tuning fork vibrates with 1.0 m or 1.05 m long wire (both in same mode), 5 beats per second are produced in each case. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 5f (in Hz) find f.

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 An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in second harmonic mode. The pressure vibration is maximum 

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A 100 cm string fixed at both ends produces successive resonance frequency 384 Hz and 288 Hz. Wave speed in string is 16P m s-1, then P is

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Equation of a stationary wave can be expressed as y=8sinπx4 cos20πt here x and y are in cm and t in second, wavelength of any component of  progressive wave is

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Write down an expression for the fundamental frequency of transverse vibration of a stretched string. If the vibrating wire is touched lightly at a point 13rd distance from one end, what will happen?

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A string vibrates with a frequency of 210 Hz. Another frequency with which the string can vibrate is 300 Hz. The number of harmonic of the first frequency is

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The INCORRECT statement is

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Discuss the formation of standing waves in a closed pipe. Show the sixth harmonic of vibration in the closed pipe with a diagram. How many nodes and antinodes are present?