Sound waves travel at 350 m/s through a warm air and at 3500 m/s through brass. The wavelength of a 700 Hz acoustic wave as it enters brass from warm air :

1. increases by factor 20

2. increases by factor 10

3. decreases by factor 20

4. decreases by factor 10

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Two identical piano wires kept under the same tension \(T\) have a fundamental frequency of \(600~\text{Hz}\). The fractional increase in the tension of one of the wires which will lead to the occurrence of \(6\) beats/s when both the wires oscillate together would be:
1. \(0.02\) 2. \(0.03\)
3. \(0.04\)  4. \(0.01\)
Subtopic:  Beats |
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Each of the two strings of length 51.6 cm and 49.1 cm are tensioned separately by 20N force. Mass per unit length of both the strings is same and equal to 1 gm-1When both the strings vibrate simultaneously the number of beats is :

1. 5                                                   

2. 7

3. 8                                                   

4. 3

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Two waves are represented by the equations y1=asinωt and y2=acosωt. The first wave 

(1) Leads the second by π

(2) Lags the second by 2π

(3) Leads the second by π2

(4) Lags the second by π2

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The distance between two consecutive crests in a wave train produced in a string is 5 cm. If 2 complete waves pass through any point per second, the velocity of the wave is :

1. 10 cm/sec

2. 2.5 cm/sec

3. 5 cm/sec

4. 15 cm/sec

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The ratio of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas, at 300 K is 

1.  2/7

2.  1/7

3.  3/5

4.  6/5

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The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/s. If 3600 waves pass over a certain point of the medium in 1 minute, the wavelength is :

(1) 2 metres

(2) 4 metres

(3) 8 metres

(4) 16 metres

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A source of the sound of frequency 600 Hz is placed inside water. The speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s and in the air is 300 m/s. The frequency of sound recorded by an observer who is standing in the air is : 

1. 200 Hz

2. 3000 Hz

3. 120 Hz

4. 600 Hz

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A wave of the frequency of 500 Hz has a velocity of 360 m/sec. The distance between two nearest points 60° out of phase is :

(1) 0.6 cm

(2) 12 cm

(3) 60 cm

(4) 120 cm

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Equation of a progressive wave is given by

y=0.2cos0.04πt+0.02πxπ6

The distance is expressed in cm and time in second. What will be the minimum distance between two particles having the phase difference of π/2 :

1. 4 cm

2. 8 cm

3. 25 cm

4. 12.5 cm

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