JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Vibration of String

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    A tuning fork vibrating with a sonometer having 20 cm wire produces 5 beats per second. The beat frequency does not change if the length of the wire is changed to 21 cm. the frequency of the tuning fork (in Hertz) must be [UPSEAT 2000; Pb. PET 2004]

    A)            200

    B)            210

    C)            205

    D)            215

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                         Let the frequency of tunning fork be N As the frequency of vibration string \[\propto \frac{1}{\text{length}\ \text{of}\text{string}}\] For sonometer wire of length 20 cm, frequency must be (N + 5) and that for the sonometer wire of length 21cm, the frequency must be (N ? 5) as in each case the tunning fork produces 5 beats/sec with sonometer wire Hence \[{{n}_{1}}{{l}_{1}}={{n}_{2}}{{l}_{2}}\] Þ \[(N+5)\times 20=(N-5)\times 21\] Þ \[N=205Hz.\]


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