Terms in Wave Motion

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Terms in Wave Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Phase Lag in Waves, Wave Pulse and Continuous Waves, Terms in Wave Motion, Frequency and Time Period, Amplitude, Angular Frequency, Angular Wave Number, Wave Speed, Particle Speed, etc.

Important Questions on Terms in Wave Motion

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The respective displacements (in cm) of the two particles are given by the equations:

y1=2sin3πt

y2=2sin3πt-π8

and these two particles of medium disturbed by the wave propagation are at x1=0 and x2=1 cm, then wave speed is:

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Two plane-progressive waves in the same phase must have:

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Light waves travel in the form of _____waves.

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Progressive waves are waves originating from a source such that they never return to the source.

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On an average, a human heart is found to beat 72 times a minute. Its frequency and period are

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A point particle is acted upon by a restoring force -kx3. The time period of oscillation is T when the amplitude is A. The time period for an amplitude 2 A will be:

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Monochromatic light of frequency 5×1014 Hz travelling in vacuum enters a medium of refractive index 1.5. Its wavelength in the medium is

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A point particle is acted upon by a restoring force -kx3. The time period of oscillation is T when the amplitude is A. The time period for an amplitude 2A will be:

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Compare the velocities of the waveforms given below, and choose the correct option.

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where,vA, vB, vC andvD are velocities given in (A), (B), (C) and (D), respectively.

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Two waves meet at a point. The waves have a path difference of λ4. The phase difference between the waves is

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A particle of mass 23 kg with velocity v=-15 m s-1 at t=-2 s is acted upon by a force F=k-βt2. Here, k=8 N and β=2 N s-2. The motion is one-dimensional. Then, the speed at which the particle acceleration is zero again, is

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A ball is moving uniformly in a circular path of radius 1 m with a time period of 1.5 s. If the ball is suddenly stopped at t=8.3 s, the magnitude of the displacement of the ball with respect to its position at t=0 s is closest to:

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The frequency of tuning fork is 500 Hz and the velocity of sound in air is 300 m s-1. The distance travelled by sound while the fork executes 100 oscillations per second is ______.

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Transverse waves are generated in two uniform wires A and B of the same material by attaching their free ends to a vibrating source of frequency 200 Hz. The cross-sectional area of A is half that of B while the tension on A is twice that on B. The ratio of the wavelengths of the transverse waves in A and B is :

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A wire of variable mass per unit length μ=μ0x, is hanging from the ceiling as shown in figure. The length of wire is 0. A small transverse disturbance is produced at its lower end. Find the time after which the disturbance will reach to the other ends.

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A pulse on a string is shown in the figure. P is particle of the string. Then state which of the following is incorrect.

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Two sinusoidal waves with same wavelengths and amplitudes travel in opposite directions along a string with a speed 10 ms-1. If the minimum time interval between two instants when the string is flat is 0.5 s, the wavelength of the waves is

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Angular frequency in SHM is given by  ω = k m . Maximum acceleration in SHM is ω 2 A and maximum value of friction between two bodies in contact is μ N , where N is the normal reaction between the bodies.

In the diagram shown, what can be the maximum amplitude of the system so that there is no slipping between any of the blocks ?

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What will be the speed of the transverse wave in a 2.5 m long rope hanging from the ceiling at the upper end and at a point 0.5 m distance from the lower end respectively? Given the mass of the rope is 0.1 Kg distributed uniformly.

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Two steel wires A and B are such that the diameter of A is twice that of B and the tension in A is half of that in B. If transverse waves of same frequency are generated in both the wires, then compute the ratio of velocities of waves in A and B.