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Important Questions on Equilibrium

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The H+ ion concentration of a solution is 2×10-8 mol L-1 . The pH value of the solution is log10 2=0.3010.
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Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have frequencies, (n  1), n, (n + 1). They superimpose to give beats. The number of beats produced per second will be
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The units nanometer and picometer are related as,
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A tuning fork vibrates with frequency 256 Hz and gives one beat per second with the third normal mode of vibration of an open pipe. What is the length of the pipe? (speed of sound in air is 340 m s-1)
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The frequency of a tuning fork is 256 Hz. It will not resonate with a fork of frequency
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A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz is vibrated with a sonometer wire, and 6 beats per second are heard. The beat frequency reduces if the tension in the string is slightly increased. The original frequency of vibration of the string is
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Two sound waves having wavelengths of 87 cm and 88.5 cm respectively, when superimposed, produce 10 beats per second. Find the velocity of the sound.
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Distinguish between stationary waves and beats.
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Explain briefly the analytical method of formation of beats.
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A sound wave travels with a velocity of 300 m s-1 through a gas. 9 beats are produced in 3 s when two waves pass through it simultaneously. If one of the waves has 2 m wavelength, the wavelength of the other wave is
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A and B are two wires whose fundamental frequencies are 256 Hz and 382 Hz respectively. How many beats in two-second will be heard by the third harmonic of A and second harmonic of B?
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When two waves of almost equal frequencies n1 and n2 reach at a point simultaneously, what is the time interval between successive maxima?
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Two tuning forks of frequency 250 Hz and 256 Hz produce beats. If a maximum is observed just now, after how much time the next maximum is observed at the same place?
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Describe Quincke's tube experiment to explain the phenomenon of beats.
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A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz makes 4 beats per second with the vibrating string of a piano. The beat frequency decreases to 2 beats per sec when the tension in the piano string is slightly increased. The frequency of the piano string before increasing the tension was
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The length of a sonometer wire is either 95 cm or 100 cm. In both the cases, if a tuning fork produces 4 beats per second, then the frequency of the tuning fork is
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Two tuning forks, A and B, produce notes of frequency 258 Hz and 262 Hz. An unknown note when sounded with the fork A produces certain beats. When the same note is sounded with B, the beat frequency gets doubled. The unknown frequency is
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Two tuning forks have frequencies 380 Hz and 384 Hz, respectively. When they are sounded together, they produce 4 beats. After hearing the maximum sound, how long will it take to hear the minimum sound?
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When two waves of almost equal frequencies ν1 and ν2 reach at a point simultaneously, the time interval between successive maxima is
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A tuning fork of known frequency 256 Hz makes 5 beats per second with the vibrating string of a piano. The beat frequency decreases to 2 beats per second when the tension in the piano string is slightly increased. The frequency of the piano string before increasing the tension was