Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes

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Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Standing Waves, Equation of Standing Waves, Displacement Wave in Closed Organ Pipe & End Correction in Closed Organ Pipe etc.

Important Questions on Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes

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In a sonometer wire the tension is maintained by suspending a 50.7 kg mass from the free end of the wire. The suspended mass has volume of 0.0075m​3. The fundamental frequency of the wire is 260Hz. Find the new fundamental frequency if the suspended mass is completely submerged in water

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The fundamental frequencies of two copper wire of same length are in the ratio 1:2. If the tension on the wires are 729 g and 324 g respectively, then the ratio of their diameters will be:

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A wire of density 8×103 kg m-3 is stretched between two clamps 0.5 m apart. The extension developed in the wire is 3.2×10-4 m. If Y=8×1010 N m-2, the fundamental frequency of vibration in the wire will be _____ Hz

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A guitar string of length 90 cm vibrates with a fundamental frequency of 120 Hz. The length of the string producing a fundamental of 180 Hz will be _____ cm

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In an experiment with sonometer when a mass of 180 g is attached to the string, it vibrates with fundamental frequency of 30 Hz. When a mass m is attached, the string vibrates with fundamental frequency of 50 Hz. The value of m is ______ g.

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For a certain organ pipe, the first three resonance frequencies are in the ratio of 1:3:5 respectively. If the frequency of fifth harmonic is 405 Hz and the speed of sound in air is 324 m s1 the length of the organ pipe is _____ m.

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The fundamental frequency of vibration of a string between two rigid support is 50 Hz. The mass of the string is 18 g and its linear mass density is 20 g m-1. The speed of the transverse waves so produced in the string is _______ m s1.

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An organ pipe 40 cm long is open at both ends. The speed of sound in air is 360 m s-1. The frequency of the second harmonic is _________ Hz.

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A standing wave y=Asin (20πx3) cos (1000πx) is maintained in a taut string where y and x are expressed in meters. The distance between the successive points oscillating with the amplitude A2 across a node is equal to

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A 100 cm string fixed at both ends produces successive resonance frequency 384 Hz and 288 Hz. Wave speed in string is 24n m s-1. Find the value of n.

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When a tuning fork vibrates with 1.0 m or 1.05 m long wire (both in same mode), 5 beats per second are produced in each case. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 5f (in Hz) find f.

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 An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in second harmonic mode. The pressure vibration is maximum 

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When a tuning fork vibrates with 1.0 m or 1.02 m long wire of a sonometer (in fundamental mode), beat frequency observed is 2 Hz. Speed of wave in sonometer wire is 24c m s-1, then c is

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A 100 cm string fixed at both ends produces successive resonance frequency 384 Hz and 288 Hz. Wave speed in string is 16P m s-1, then P is

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Equation of a stationary wave can be expressed as y=8sinπx4 cos20πt here x and y are in cm and t in second, wavelength of any component of  progressive wave is

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For an addition of 75 kg wt to the vibrating string raises the pitch by an octave of the original pitch then tension in string is

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In an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube, the first resonance is observed when the air column has a length of 20.0 cm for a tuning fork of frequency 400 Hz is used. The velocity of the sound at room temperature is 336 m s-1. The third resonance is observed when the air column has a length of _____ cm

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The fundamental frequency corresponding to the part of the string AB is 600Hz, the fundamental frequency corresponding to the part BC is 800Hz, the fundamental frequency corresponding to the part CD is 1200Hz and the fundamental frequency corresponding to the part DE of the string is 2400Hz. If all the wedges are removed and the total string starts vibrating the frequency heard is 1200Hz. The string is vibrating in which overtone?

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The tones that are separated by three octaves have a frequency ratio of

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A steel wire 8×10-4 m in diameter is fixed to a support at one end and is wrapped round a cylindrical tuning peg 5 mm in diameter at the other end. The length of the wire between the peg and the support is 0.06 m. The wire is initially kept taut but without any tension. If the fundamental frequency of vibration of the wire if it is tightened by giving the peg a quarter of a turn is 1.08×10nHz. Then find the value of n
Density of steel =7800 kg/m3,Y of steel =20×1010 Nm-2.