Transverse and Longitudinal waves
Transverse and Longitudinal waves: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Sound Waves, Waves on String, Transverse and Longitudinal Waves, Wave Pulse and Continuous Waves, Progressive and Stationary Wave, and Medium for Propagation of Transverse Waves.
Important Questions on Transverse and Longitudinal waves
Which of the following transverse waves requires a medium for propagation.

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



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

A test charge is moved from lower potential point to a higher potential point. The potential energy of test charge will.

What is the frequency of capillary(water) waves?

The electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave in vacuum is given by , where , and are in volt per meter, meter and second respectively. The value of wave number is

The frequency of an electromagnetic wave is . Its wave number would be

The equation of a SHM is given by y=. If the displacement is 5 cm at t=0, then the total phase at t=7.5s is

A wave function is and wave velocity is , its wave number is equal to

The equation of a wave is given by . If the displacement is at , then the total phase at is

A plane progressive wave is given by y=2cos 6.284 (30t-x). What is period of the wave?

The wave described by , where and are in meters and in seconds, is a wave travelling along the

A uniform rope of length and mass hangs vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength is produced at the lower end of the rope. The wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope is

A uniform rope of length 10 m and mass 3 kg hangs vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass 1 kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength 0.05 m is produced at the lower end of the rope. The wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope is

A metal wire of linear mass density of is stretched with a tension of between two rigid supports metre apart. The wire passes at its middle point between the poles of a permanent magnet, and it vibrates in resonance when carrying an alternating current of frequency . The frequency of the alternating source is
