Characteristics of Sound

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Characteristics of Sound: Overview

The chapter enhances our knowledge related to the properties of sound. It also explains how sound can be classified into the reflection of sound, echo, free or natural vibrations, damped and forced vibrations, and resonance.

Important Questions on Characteristics of Sound

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A string in a musical instrument is 50cm long and its fundamental frequency is 800Hz. If a frequency of 1000Hz is to be produced, then required length of string is

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What is a fundamental for a musical instrument?
 

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Pitch and Frequency of Sound are:

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A person whistles with the power of 0.63 ×10-3 W. The sound intensity at a distance of  9 m is k×10-5 W/m2. Then what is the value of k?

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State that whether the given statement is true or false.

0 decibel means that there is no sound.

 

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Decibel scale is a _____ scale.

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Loudness depends upon the _____ of the amplitude of the sound wave.

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Select the loudness of whisper.

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Loudness of sound increases with 

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Loudness of sound is measured in decibels.

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When string is plucked at one-fourth length from one end, the vibration of the string is called _____ (First/Second) harmonic.

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Two waves of the same pitch have their amplitude in the ratio 2:3. What will be the ratio of their frequencies?

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The intensity of sound is measured in a unit called -

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Noise level is measured in _____.

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How much intense is 80 dB sound in comparison to 40 dB?

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The power of sound from the speaker of radio is 10 W. Now, the power of sound from the speaker of the radio is increased to 400 W by increasing the volume of the radio. The power increased in dB as compared to original power is nearly

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Two loudspeakers are being compared. One is perceived to be 32 times louder than the other. The difference in intensity levels between the two, when measured in decibels, is

(Note: Human mind perceives doubling of loudness for each 10 dB change)

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Two identical sound A and B reach a point in the same phase. The resultant sound is C. The loudness of C is n dB higher the loudness of A.

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A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The intensity decreases by a factor of

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The ratio of intensities between two coherent sound sources is 4 :1. The difference of loudness in decibels (dB) between maximum and minimum intensities, on their interference in space is