JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    An open pipe is in resonance in its 2nd harmonic with tuning fork of frequency\[{{f}_{1}}\]. Now it is closed at one end. If the frequency of the tuning fork is increased slowly from \[{{f}_{1}}\] then again a resonance is obtained with a frequency\[{{f}_{2}}\]. If in this case the pipe vibrates \[{{n}^{th}}\] harmonics then        [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]

    A)            \[n=3,\] \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{3}{4}{{f}_{1}}\]                    

    B)            \[n=3,\] \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{5}{4}{{f}_{1}}\]

    C)            \[n=5,\] \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{5}{4}{{f}_{1}}\]                    

    D)            \[n=5,\] \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{3}{4}{{f}_{1}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       Open pipe resonance frequency \[{{f}_{1}}=\frac{2v}{2L}\]                    Closed pipe resonance frequency \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{nv}{4L}\]    \[{{f}_{2}}=\frac{n}{4}{{f}_{1}}\] (where n is odd  and \[{{f}_{2}}>{{f}_{1}}\])  \ n = 5


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