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Consider an element of a stretched string along which a wave travels. During its transverse oscillatory motion, the element passes through a point at y=0 and reaches its maximum at y= ym. Then, the string element has its maximum
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A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The intensity decreases by a factor of
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In a standing wave on a string.
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An electrically maintained tuning fork vibrates with a constant frequency and a constant amplitude. If the temperature of the surrounding air increases but pressure remains constant, the sound produced will have
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An air column in a pipe, which is closed at one end, will be in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork of frequency 264 Hz, if the length of the column in cm is
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Two persons A and B, each carrying a source of frequency 596 Hz and 600 Hz, respectively, are standing at rest, a few metres apart. A starts moving towards B with a velocity of 2 m s-1. If the speed of sound is 300 m s-1, which of the following statement is true?

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A 20 cm long string, having a mass of 1.0 g, is fixed at both ends. The tension in the string is 0.5 N. The string is set into vibration using an external vibrator of frequency 100 Hz. Find the separation (in cm) between the successive nodes on the string.