Waves questions
1337 published questions with worked solutions.
- The equation of a progressive wave is given by y = 6 cos (100t - 4x) where y is in , x in metre and t in second. The ratio of the...
- Two waves of same frequency (n) approaching each other with same velocity of 18 m/s interfere. The distance between two...
- For stationary wave, y = 12 ( x 10 ) (36 t) ,cm, the distance between node and the successive antinode is
- In a resonance tube open at one end, the end correction is 1.1 cm. If the shortest length of resonating air column with a tuning...
- Which one of the following statements regarding pitch of sound is 'WRONG' ? (A) Pitch refers to sharpness of sound. (B) Tone...
- A set of 14 tuning forks is arranged in a series of increasing frequencies. Each fork produces 'x' beats per second with the...
- A tuning fork gives 5 beats per second with a 33 cm length of sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is shortened by 1 cm, the...
- The closed and open organ pipe have same length and when they are vibrating simultaneously in first overtone produce 3 beats. The...
- The length of closed and open pipe is same. The ratio of frequency of n^ th overtone for closed pipe to that of open pipe is...
- The apparent wavelength of light from a star moving away from the earth is 0.02% more than the actual wavelength. The velocity of...
- The frequency of a stretched uniform wire of length L under tension is in resonance with the fundamental frequency of a closed...
- Two pipes of lengths L_1 and L_2, open at both ends are joined in series. If 'f_1' and 'f_2' are the fundamental frequencies of...
- The equation of a wave on a string of linear mass density 0.02 kgm^ -1 is Y = 0.01 [2 ( t 0.02 - x 0.50 ) ] m. the tension in the...
- Two waves are represented as y_1 = a_1 ( T - 2 x ) and y_2 = a_2 ( T - 2 x + 6 ) The path difference between two waves is
- Two sound waves each of wavelength ' ' and same amplitude 'A' interfere at point 'Q'. If the path difference is ' / 4', the...
- A train is moving towards a stationary observer with speed 34 m/s. A train sounds a whistle of frequency 450 Hz. If the speed of...
- A tuning fork of frequency 'n' is held near the open end of a tube which is dipped in water and length of the tube is adjusted...
- The 'Loudness' and 'Pitch' of sound respectively are the human perception to
- Two strings 'X' and 'Y' of a guitar produces a beat frequency of 6 Hz. When the tension of the string 'Y' is increased, the beat...
- A transverse displacement of vibrating string is y = 0.06 ( 2 3 )x (120 t). If the mass per unit length of a string is 4 10^ -2...
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