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Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas.

(A) The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.

(B) The position of a small layer of the gas oscillates in time.

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Important Questions on Sound Waves

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Assertion: In sound waves variation of pressure and density of gas above and below average have a maximum value at a displacement node.

Reason: When particles on the opposite side of the displacement node approach each other gas between them is compressed and pressure rises so that at a displacement node gas undergoes the maximum amount of compression.

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A 5 W source sends out waves in air at frequency 1000 s-1. Deduce the intensity at a 100 m distance, assuming spherical distribution. If v=350 ms-1 and ρ=1.3 kg m-3, deduce the displacement amplitude.
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Two mechanical waves, y1=2 sin 2π 50t-2x and y2=4sin 2π ax +100t, propagate in a medium with the same speed. Then,
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A source of sound is in the shape of a long narrow cylinder radiating sound waves normal to the axis of the cylinder. Two points P and Q are at perpendicular distances of 9 m and 25 m  from the axis. The ratio of the amplitudes of the waves at P and Q is:-
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Dependence of disturbances due to two waves on time is shown in the figure. The ratio of their intensities I1I2 will be:-

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If the ratio of sound intensities of two waves is 1:16, the ratio of their amplitudes will be ?
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The power of sound from the speaker of radio is 20 mW. By turning the knob of the volume control, the power of the sound is increased to 400 mW. The power increase in decibels as compared to the original power is
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A point source emits sound equally in all directions in a non-absorbing medium. Two points P and Q are at distance of 2m and 3m respectively from the source. The ratio of the intensities of the waves at P and Q is