
The fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe is . The frequency of the second overtone is,


Important Questions on Stationary Waves
Find the fundamental frequency of a closed pipe, if the length of the air column is (speed of sound in air)

A closed pipe has certain frequency. Now its length is halved. Considering the end correction, its frequency will now become

Two closed pipes produce beats per second when emitting their fundamental notes. If their lengths are in ratio of , then their fundamental frequencies in , are

Two closed organ pipes when sounded together give five beats per second. Their lengths are in the ratio of . The fundamental notes (in ) produced by them are

The frequency of a stretched uniform wire under tension is in resonance with the fundamental frequency of a closed tube. If the tension in the wire is increased by , it is in resonance with the first overtone of the closed tube. The initial tension in the wire is

A resonance air column of length , resonates with a tuning fork of frequency . The speed of sound in air is

In a long cylindrical tube, the water level is adjusted and the air column is made to vibrate in unison with a vibrating tuning fork kept at the open end. Resonances are obtained when lengths of air column are

In a resonance tube, the first resonance occurs at and the second resonance occurs at . The end corrections will be
