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

1.  $\sqrt{2/7}$

2.  $\sqrt{1/7}$

3.  $\sqrt{3}/5$

4.  $\sqrt{6}/5$

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

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

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

Equation of a progressive wave is given by

$y=0.2\cos \left(0.04\pi t+0.02\pi x-\frac{{\displaystyle \pi }}{{\displaystyle 6}}\right)$

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

Which one of the following does not represent a traveling wave :

1. $y=\sin (x-vt)$

2. $y=y_m\sin k(x+vt)$

3. $y=y_m\sin (x-vt)$

4. $y=f(x^2-v{t}^2)$

Two waves represented by the following equations are travelling in the same medium \(y_1 = 5\sin2\pi(75t-0.25x), y_2= 10\sin\pi(150t-0.50 x)\). The intensity ratio \(\dfrac{I_1}{I_2}\) of the two waves is:
1. \(1:2\)
2. \(1:4\)
3. \(1:8\)
4. \(1:16\)

Two tuning forks when sounded together produced 4 beats/sec. The frequency of one fork is 256 Hz. The number of beats heard increases when the fork of frequency 256 Hz is loaded with wax. The frequency of the other fork is(in Hz) :

(1) 504

(2) 520

(3) 260

(4) 252