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When a stationary wave is formed then its frequency is
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Correct option: A
Same as that of the individual waves
Option A (Same as that of the individual waves) is correct because the frequency of a stationary wave is the same as the frequency of the interfering waves.
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When a sound wave of wavelength is propagating in a medium, the maximum velocity of the particle is equal to the velocity. The amplitude of wave is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived by equating the maximum particle velocity to the wave velocity and solving for the amplitude.
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Pulse rate of a normal person is 75 per minute. The time period of heart is [in seconds]
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Correct option: A
0.8
Option A (0.8) is correct because the time period is the inverse of the frequency, which is calculated from the pulse rate.
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If wave is moving along , the shape of pulse at
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Correct option: B
Are same
Option B (Are same) is correct because the shape of the wave remains the same at different times, only its position changes.
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A tuning fork of frequency is in unison with a sonometer wire. The number of beats heard per second when the tension is increased by is
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Correct option: A
Option A (1) is the correct answer because the number of beats is equal to the difference in frequencies, which is calculated to be 1 Hz when the tension is increased by 1%.
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Assertion: Due to end correction fundamental frequency of any pipe becomes less than frequency without end correction.
Reason: Due to end correction effective length of pipe increases.
Reason: Due to end correction effective length of pipe increases.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
The correct answer is A (If both Assertion & reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) because end correction increases the effective length of the pipe, which lowers the fundamental frequency.
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Two points P and Q have a phase difference of when a travelling sine wave passes through the region.
Statement-I: P and Q move in opposite directions.
Statement-II: P oscillates at half the frequency of Q.
Statement-I: P and Q move in opposite directions.
Statement-II: P oscillates at half the frequency of Q.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is correct
Option A (Statement-I is correct) is correct because two points with a phase difference of in a traveling sine wave move in opposite directions.
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The mathematical form of three travelling waves are given by
of these waves,
of these waves,
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Correct option: D
Wave 2 has greatest wave speed and wave 3 has maximum transverse string speed
Option D (Wave 2 has greatest wave speed and wave 3 has maximum transverse string speed) is correct because wave speed is and maximum transverse speed is .
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What is the phase difference between the displacement wave and pressure wave in a sound wave?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the pressure wave is 90 degrees out of phase with the displacement wave in a sound wave.
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The equation of sound wave is
The wavelength of this wave is
The wavelength of this wave is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the wavelength is calculated from the wave number (k) in the given equation.
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The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by where x and y are in mm and t is in seconds. The phase difference between two particles 2 mm apart at any instant is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the phase difference is calculated using the wave number and the distance between the particles.
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A plane wave is described by the equation . The maximum velocity of the particles of the medium due to this wave is
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Correct option: A
30
Option A (30) is correct because the maximum particle velocity is the product of the amplitude and the angular frequency.
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Echo is based on which amongst the given phenomenon that sound wave follows?
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Correct option: B
Reflection
Option B (Reflection) is correct because an echo is formed when sound waves bounce off a surface and return to the listener, which is the definition of reflection.
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When a tuning fork produces sound waves in air, which one of the following is same in the material of tuning fork as well as in air?
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Correct option: B
frequency
Option B (frequency) is correct because the frequency of a sound wave is determined by the source (tuning fork) and remains constant regardless of the medium it travels through.
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A sound wave of frequency propagating through air with a velocity , is reflected from a surface which is moving away from the source with a constant speed . the frequency of the reflected wave, measured by the observed at the position of the source, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it correctly applies the Doppler effect formula for a wave reflected from a moving surface, considering both the moving source and moving observer.
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The fundamental note produced by a closed organ pipe is of frequency . The fundamental note produced by an open organ pipe of same length will be of frequency
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the fundamental frequency of an open organ pipe is twice that of a closed organ pipe of the same length.
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Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon
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Correct option: D
Distance from the source to the listener
Option D (Distance from the source to the listener) is correct because the Doppler shift in frequency depends on the relative velocities of the source and observer, and the frequency of the wave, but not on the distance between them.
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The ratio of speed of source to the speed of sound is called
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Correct option: B
Mach number
Option B (Mach number) is correct because the Mach number is defined as the ratio of the speed of a source to the speed of sound.
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Beats are produced by two travelling waves each of loudness and nearly equal frequencies and . The beat frequency will be and maximum loudness hard will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the beat frequency is the difference in frequencies and the maximum loudness is four times the individual loudness.
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Assertion: Where two vibrating tuning forks having frequencies and are held near each other, beats cannot be heard.
Reason: The principle of superposition is valid only if the frequencies of the oscillators are nearly equal.
Reason: The principle of superposition is valid only if the frequencies of the oscillators are nearly equal.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true, but reason is false
Option C (If assertion is true, but reason is false) is correct because while beats are not heard, the principle of superposition applies regardless of frequency difference.
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Two air columns (of resonance tubes) and long give 17 beats in 20 seconds, when each is sounding its fundanental mode. Calculate the velocity of sound.
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the velocity of sound is calculated using the beat frequency and the lengths of the air columns in the resonance tubes.
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Frequency range of the audible sound is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because this is the generally accepted range of frequencies that humans can hear.
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A wave of frequency has velocity . The distance between two nearest points out of phase, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the distance between two points out of phase is calculated using the formula .
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Maximum number of beats frequency heard by a human being is
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Correct option: A
Option A (10) is correct because the persistence of hearing is approximately 0.1 seconds, limiting the maximum distinguishable beat frequency to around 10 Hz.
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The fundamental frequency of a closed end organ pipe is . Its length is doubled and radius is halved. Its frequency will be become nearly
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the fundamental frequency of a closed pipe is inversely proportional to its length, and doubling the length halves the frequency.
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A standing wave is maintained in a homogeneous string of cross-sectional area and density . It is formed by the superposition of two waves travelling in opposite directions given by the equation and . The total mechanical energy confined between the sections corresponding to the adjacent antinodes is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C. The total mechanical energy is calculated by summing the energy densities of the two waves and multiplying by the volume between adjacent antinodes.
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Calculate the fundumental frequency of a sonometer wire of length tension , crosssectional aren and density of the material of wire .
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the fundamental frequency calculated using the given parameters of the sonometer wire.
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If waves are originating from point source, then amplitude at a distance from the source are related as
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the intensity of a wave from a point source decreases with the square of the distance, and intensity is proportional to the square of the amplitude.
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Assertion: For same length but different gas COP fundamental wavelength remain same.
Reason: Here length is same.
Reason: Here length is same.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion & reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because the fundamental wavelength depends only on the length of the tube for the same mode of vibration.
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I. In a standing wave, energy is transmitted from one region of space to other.
II. In a standing wave, all the particles cross their mean position together.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
II. In a standing wave, all the particles cross their mean position together.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Correct option: B
Only II
Option B (Only II) is correct because in a standing wave, energy is not transmitted, and all particles at a node cross their mean position together.
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