Doppler's Effect

Author:Odisha Board
11th Odisha Board
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Important Questions on Doppler's Effect

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When a source of sound wave and an observer approach each other in static air medium, then the wavelength of sound wave appears to the observer to

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What is Doppler's effect ? Derive an expression for the apparent frequency, when source and observer are both in motion.

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What is Doppler's effect? Derive an expression for the apparent frequency. When observer is in motion.

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What is Doppler's effect. ? Derive an expression for the apparent frequency when source is in motion.

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The ratio of the apparent frequencies of the horn of a car when approaching and receding stationary observer is 1:9. What is the speed of the car, if the velocity

of sound in air is 300 m/s.

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An observer on a railway station platform observed that as the train passed the station at 96 km/hr., the frequency of the whistle appeared to drop by

400 Hz. Find the frequency of the whistle. (speed of sound =1200 km/hr.)

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A man is standing beside a railway line listening to the whistle of a passing train. The whistle which has a frequency of 1000 Hz suffers an apparent change of 100 Hz. What is the speed of the train ? (speed of sound 333.3 m/s)

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A train approaches a stationary observer at a speed of 75kms/hr sounding a whistle of frequency 1000 Hz. What will be the apparent frequency of the whistle to the observer? (speed of sound =332 m/s )

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Two tuning forks have identical frequencies, but one is stationary while the other is mounted on a rotating record turntable. What does a listener hear?

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Two wires, A and B are tied up between any two points. The diameter, tension applied and density of B are twice those of A. Calculate the frequency of B relative to that of A.

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A sound source and a listener are both at rest on earth, but a strong wind is blowing. Is there a Doppler effect?

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How can you conclude that the star is coming towards earth?

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What happens to the apparent frequency of a note if the source of sound approaches the listener?

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Two sound waves of frequencies 135 and 140 Hz are superposed on each other. What is the number of beats produced per second?