
In a standing wave on a string.
In one time period all the particles are simultaneously at rest twice.


Important Questions on Mechanical Wave


Two persons and , each carrying a source of frequency and , respectively, are standing at rest, a few apart. starts moving towards with a velocity of . If the speed of sound is , which of the following statement is true?

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

The figure shows a string of linear mass density on which a wave pulse is travelling. Find the time taken (in ) by the pulse in travelling through a distance of on the string. Take .


If two closed organ pipes of length are sounded together in the fundamental mode, then beats per second are produced. Based on this observation, find the velocity of sound in :

