Wave Motion

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Wave Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Displacement Function for a Transverse Wave, Variation of Intensity and Amplitude of Oscillation from a Point Source & Variation of Intensity and Amplitude of Oscillation from a Cylindrical Source etc.

Important Questions on Wave Motion

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The distance between two successive minima of a transverse wave is 2.7 m. Five crests of the wave pass a given point along the direction of travel every 15.0 s. The speed of the wave is

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For a wave, y=Asin2πλϑt-x, time-average of kinetic energy is given by:

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The phase difference between displacement and particle velocity is

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The phase difference between displacement and pressure wave equation of longitudinal wave.

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If mean coordinate the particle of longitudinal wave be xm then minimum coordinate of displacement will be.

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If mean co-ordinate of the particle of longitudinal wave be xm, then what will be maximum co-ordinate of displacement (a = amplitude)

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The expression for a sinusoidal wave at a fixed location can be written as:

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What is the correct expression for the speed of the longitudinal waves?

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Equipotential surface of a greater distance from a collection of charge whose total sum is not zero one approximately.

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The transverse displacement at position x and time t in a string due to a travelling wave is given by y(x, t)=3.0cos(πx-4πt)cm, where x is in centimeters and t is in seconds. Which of the following statements is wrong?

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The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as y=3 cos π 100t-x cm. Its wavelength is 

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A plane progressive wave is given by y=2cos 6.284(330t-x). What is the time period of the wave?

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The relation between wavelength λ and angular wavenumber kof the wave is 

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Two sound waves of frequencies 100 Hz and 102 Hz and having the same amplitude A are interfering. A detector which can detect waves of amplitude greater than or equal to A is kept at rest. In a time interval of 12 seconds, find the total duration in which detector is active.

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In a wave, travelling in +X direction with speed of 2 cm/s, the particles displacement at x=0 is given by y(mm)=2t0t26-t2<t4. Find the displacement of particle (in mm ) at x=4 cm at t=5sec

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A wave of amplitude A=0.2 m, velocity v=360 ms-1 and wavelength 60 m is travelling along positive x-axis, then the correct expression for the wave is

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The equation of a progressive wave is y=8sinπt10-x4+π3. The wavelength of the wave is,

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The clocktower ("ghantaghar") of Dehradun is famous for the sound of its bell, which can be heard, albeit faintly, upto the outskirts of the city 8 km away. Let the intensity of this faint sound be 30 dB. The clock is situated 80 m high. The intensity at the base of the tower is:-

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The diagram shows an instantaneous position of a string as a transverse progressive wave that travels along it from left to right. Which one of the following correctly shows the direction of the velocity of points 1, 2 and 3 on the string?
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A wave motion has the function y=a0sinωt-kx. The graph in the figure shows how the displacement y at a fixed point varies with time t. Which one of the labelled points shows a displacement equal to that at the position x=π2k at time t=0 ?
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