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The frequency of the sound produced by a siren increases from 400 Hz to 1200 Hz while its amplitude remains the same. Therefore, the ratio of the intensity of the 1200 Hz wave to that of the 400 Hz wave is 

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A whistle whose air column is open at both ends has a fundamental frequency 500 Hz. The whistle is dipped in water such that half of it remains out of water. What will be the fundamental frequency now? (speed of sound in air is 340 ms1)
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A man stands at rest in front of a large wall. A sound source of frequency 400 Hz is placed between him and the wall. The source is now moved towards the wall at a speed of 1 m s-1. The number of beats heard per second will be (speed of sound in air is 345 m s-1)
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A man standing in front of a mountain beats a drum at regular intervals. The drumming rate is gradually increased, and he finds that the echo is not heard distinctly when the rate becomes 40 per minute. He then moves near to the mountain by 90 m and finds that the echo is again not heard when the drumming rate becomes 60 per minute. If the distance (in meter) between the mountain and the initial position of the man is x. Find x10.
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The two pipes are submerged in seawater, arranged as shown in the figure. Pipe A with length LA = 1.5 m and one open end contains a small sound source that sets up the standing wave with the second-lowest resonant frequency of that pipe. Sound from pipe A sets up a resonance in pipe B, which has both ends open. The resonance is at the second lowest resonant frequency of pipe B. The length of the pipe B in meters is : 

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Two narrow cylindrical pipes A and B have the same length. The pipe A is open at both ends and is filled with a monoatomic gas of molar mass MA. The pipe B is open at one end and closed at the other end and is filled with a diatomic gas of molar mass MB. Both gases are at the same temperature.

(a) If the frequency of the second harmonic of the fundamental mode in the pipe A is equal to the frequency of the third harmonic of the fundamental mode in the pipe B, determine the value of MAMB.
(b) Now, the open end of the pipe B is also closed (so that the pipe is closed at both ends). Find the ratio of the fundamental frequency in the pipe A to that in the pipe B.

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In the experiment for the determination of the speed of sound in air using the resonance column method, the length of the air column that resonates in the fundamental mode, with a tuning fork is 0.1 m. When this length is changed to 0.35 m, the same tuning fork resonates with the first overtone. Calculate the end correction (in mm).
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When a tuning fork vibrates with 1.0 m or 1.05 m long wire (both in the same mode), 5 beats sec-1, is produced in each case. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 5f in Hz find f
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Two vehicles A and B are moving towards each other with the same speed u=25 m s-1. They blow horns of the same frequency f= 550 Hz. Wind is blowing at speed w=20 m s-1 in the direction of motion of A. The driver of vehicle A hears the sound of the horn blown by vehicle B and the sound of horn of his own vehicle after reflection from the vehicle B. If the difference of wavelength of both sounds received by A is 5 P . Find P. Velocity of sound is =320 m s-1.