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If two interfering waves have intensities in the ratio 9: 1, then the ratio of maximum to minimum amplitude is

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Important Questions on Wave Motion

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The number of beats produced per second by two tuning forks when sounded together is 4. If one of them has a frequency of 250 Hz, the frequency of other cannot be more than

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Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 Hz and 258 Hz are sounded together. The time interval between two consecutive maxima heard by an observer is

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Two tuning forks have frequencies 380 Hz and 384 Hz, respectively. When they are sounded together, they produce maximum sound. How long will it take to hear the minimum sound?

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A set of 56 tuning forks is arranged in series of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 beats with preceding one and the frequency of the last is twice that of first, then frequency of the first fork is

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Each of a given set of 32 tuning forks arranged in a series of increasing frequency, gives 6 beats per second with the preceding fork and the last fork is an octave of the first. The frequency of the lowest pitch is

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Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive waves given by y1=4sin500πt, y2=2sin506πt and are held near the ear of a person. Number of beats heard per minute is

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Two waves of wavelength 2 m and 2.02 m with the same speed, superimpose to produce 2 beats per second. The speed of each wave is

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Two tuning forks produce 4 beats per second when sounded together. The frequency of one of them is 200 Hz. When the other tuning fork is loaded with a little wax, the beats stop. The frequency of second tuning fork is