
Assertion: On reflection from a rigid boundary (denser medium), there is a complete reversal of phase.
Reason: This is because, on reflection at a denser medium, both the particle velocity and wave velocity are reversed in sign.


Important Questions on Wave Motion
A sound source emits sound waves in a uniform medium. If energy density is and maximum speed of the particles of the medium is , the plot between and is best represented by,

The well known example of longitudinal waves is,

When a tuning fork produces sound waves in air, which one of the following is same in the material of tuning fork as well as in air?

The wave described by, where, and are in and in , is a wave travelling along the,

Given that where and are measured in metres. Which of the following statements is true?

The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by sin . The frequency of the wave is

Progressive wave of sound is represented by where is in and is in s. Frequency of the wave will be

If the equation of a transverse wave is where distance is in cm and time in second, then the wavelength of the wave is
