GUIDED REVISION

PHYSICS GR # WAVE ON A STRING

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. A traveling wave is of the form y (x,t) = A cos (kx – t) + B sin (kx – t), which can also be written as
y (x,t) = D sin (kx – t – ) where
(A) D = A + B (B) D = |A + B| (C) D2 = A2 + B2 (D) D = A – B
2. A thin string with linear density µ is joined to a thick string with linear density 2µ. A incident pulse is
sent down the thin string toward the thick string and eventually creates reflected and transmitted pulses.
Which of the following is true ?
(A) The reflected and transmitted pulses are both inverted.
(B) Neither the reflected nor transmitted pulses are inverted.
(C) The reflected pulse is inverted, but the transmitted pulse is not inverted.
(D) The transmitted pulse is inverted, but the reflected pulse is not inverted.
3. Here given snap shot of a progressive wave at t = 0 with time period = T. Then the equation of the wave
if wave is going in +ve x-direction and if wave is going in –ve x-direction will be respectively.

 2  y
 Here, T  
  A
(A) y = A sin (kx + t), y = A sin (kx – t)
(B) y = A cos (kx + t), y = A cos (kx – t) 0 /2  x
(C) y = A sin (t – kx), y = A sin (t + kx)
(D) y = A sin (kx – t), y = A sin (kx + t)
4. A progressive wave is travelling in a string as shown. Then which of the following statement about KE
and potential energy of the elements A and B is true?
B

(A) For point A : kinetic energy is maximum and potential energy is min.
(B) For point B : kinetic energy is minimum and potential energy is min.
(C) For point A : kinetic energy is minimum and potential energy is max.
(D) For point B : kinetic energy is minimum and potential energy is max.
5. A string consists of two parts attached at x = 0. The right part of the string (x > 0) has mass r per unit
length and the left part of the string (x < 0) has mass l per unit length. The string tension is T. If a wave
of unit amplitude travels along the left part of the string, as shown in the figure, what is the amplitude of
the wave that is transmitted to the right part of the string ?

2 2 l /  r l /  r  1
(A) 1 (B) 1   /  (C) (D)
l r 1  l / r l /  r  1

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6. Five waveforms moving with equal speeds on the x-axis
 3
y1 = 8 sin (t + kx) ; y2 = 6 sin (t + + kx) ; y3 = 4 sin (t +  + kx) ; y4 = 2 sin (t + + kx);
2 2

y5 = 4 2 sin (t – kx + ) are superimposed on each other. The resulting wave is :
4
 
(A) 8 2 cos kx sin (t + ) (B) 8 2 sin (t – kx + )
4 4

(C) 8 2 sin kx cos (t + ) (D) 8 sin (t + kx)
4
7. The wave function of a triangular wave pulse is defined by the relation below at time t = 0 sec .

 a
 mx for 0  x  y
Direction of pulse propagation
2

 a
y    m( x  a) for  x  a
2
 a x
0 every where else, where m<<1

The wave pulse is moving in the +X direction in a string having tension T and mass per unit length .
The total energy present with the wave pulse is :-

m 2Ta mTa
(A) (B) m2Ta (C) mTa (D)
2 2

8. A plane progressive harmonic wave is given by the equation :  = msin(2t – 3x + 4y + /3), where x
and y are in meters, and t is in seconds. Let n̂ is the unit vector in the direction of wave propagation, and
v is the speed of wave w.r.t. the wave medium, then :-

3 4 4ˆ 3ˆ 2
(A) n̂   ˆi  ˆj ; v  0.4 m / s (B) n̂  i  j; v  m /s
5 5 5 5 3

3 4 4 3
(C) n̂  ˆi  ˆj ; v  0.4 m / s (D) n̂   ˆi  ˆj ; v  0.5 m / s
5 5 5 5
9. The vibrations of a string of length 600 cm fixed at both ends are represented by the equation

 x
y = 4 sin   cos (96 t), where x and y are in cm and t in second. What is the maximum displacement
15

at a point at x=5 cm?

(A) 3 cm (B) 2 3 cm (C) 3 3 cm (D) 4 3 cm

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Multiple Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. The figures represent two snaps of a travelling wave on a string of mass per unit length, µ = 0.25 kg/m.
1
The two snaps are taken at time t = 0 and at t  s . Then the possible solution for wave are :
24

y(mm) y(mm)

10 10

5 5

x(m) 1 x(m)
–5 –5
–10 t=0 –10 1
t= — s
24
Figure-1 Figure-2

(A) speed of wave is 4 m/s.

(B) the tension in the string is 4 N
 
(C) the equation of the wave is y = 10 sin  x  4 t  
 6 

(D) the maximum velocity of the particle = m/s
25
11. y (x, t) = 0.8/[(4x + 5t)2 + 5] represents a moving pulse, where x & y are in meter and t in second .
Then:
(A) pulse is moving in +x direction (B) in 2s it will travel a distance of 2.5 m
(C) its maximum displacement is 0.16 m (D) it is a symmetric pulse.
12. A string of mass 0.2 kg and length 2m is tied at two ends to fixed supports under a tension of 10 N. A point
P on the string is found to travel from one extreme to other in 0.1s. Taking one end as x = 0 and the other
end x = 2m and t = 0 as the time when P is at rest. (Position of P is x)
The CORRECT statements will be
(A) For 0 < t < 0.1 s, energy flows across P in positive x-direction for 0 < x < 1 m
(B) For 0 < t < 0.05 s, energy flows across P in negative x-drection for 0 < x < 1 m
(C) At t = 0.05 s, rate of energy flow through P is zero for x = 0.5 m
(D) At t = 0.1s, rate of energy flow through P for all values of x is zero
13. String of length L whose one end is at x = 0, vibrates according to the relations given by different
equations. Choose the CORRECT statement(s).
x
(A) y  A sin sin t has 1 antinodes, 2 nodes
L
x
(B) y  A cos sin t has 2 antinodes, 1 nodes
L
2 x
(C) y  A sin sin t has 3 nodes, 2 antinodes
L
2 x
(D) y  A cos sin t has 3 antinodes, 2 nodes
L

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14. A wave disturbance in a medium is described by
y (x, t) = 0.02 cos (50 t + /2) cos (10 x),
where x and y are in metres and t in seconds.
(A) A node occurs at x = 0.15 m (B) An antinode occurs at x = 0.3 m
(C) The speed of the wave is 5.0 m/s (D) The wavelength is 0.2 m
 
15. A waveform : y1 = A sin  2x  4t   is superposed with a second waveform, to produce a standing
 3
wave with a node at x = 0. The equation of the second waveform can be :-
 5   
(A) y2 = A sin  2x  4t   (B) y2 = A sin  2x  4t  
 3   3

   
(C) y2 = A sin  2x  4t   (D) y2 = A sin  2x  4t  
 3  3
st
16. A string fixed at both ends and under tension T vibrates in its 1 overtone with an amplitude A at the
antinodes. The total energy of the string is E and the maximum possible speed of a particle of the string
is v. If the same string were to vibrate in its fundamental mode under a tension 4T and with an amplitude
A at the antinode then :-
(A) The total energy of the string will be E
(B) The total energy of the string will be 2E
(C) The maximum possible speed of a particle on the string is v
(D) The maximum possible speed of a particle on the string is 2v
17. A long wire ABC is made by joining two wires AB and BC of equal cross-sectional area. AB has
length 4.80 m and mass 0.12 kg. BC has length 2.56 m and mass 0.4 kg. The wire ABC is under a
tension of 160 N. A sinusoidal wave y = 5.6 (cm) sin (t – kx) is sent along the wire ABC from the end
A. No power dissipates during the propagation of the wave.
(A) The amplitude of the reflected wave is 2.4 cm A B C
(B) The amplitude of transmitted wave is 3.2. cm
(C) The maximum displacement of the nodes of the stationary wave in the wire AB is 3.2 cm
(D) The fraction of power transmitted from the junction B is approximately 0.816
18. In a travelling one dimensional mechanical sinusoidal wave
(A) potential energy and kinetic energy of an element become maximum simultaneously.
(B) all particles oscillate with the same frequency and the same amplitude
(C) all particles may come to rest simultaneously
(D) we can find two particles, in a length equal to half of a wavelength, which have the same non zero
acceleration simultaneously.
Linked Comprehension Type (2 Para × 3Q.) (1 Para × 2Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
Paragraph for Question Nos. 19 to 21

A harmonic oscillator at x = 0, oscillates with a frequency and amplitude a. It is generating waves
2
at end of a thin string in which velocity of wave is v1 and which is connected to another heavier string in
which velocity of wave is v2 as shown, length of first string is .
y
v1 v2

 x
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19. If harmonic oscillator oscillates by an equation y = a sint. The equation of incident wave in first
string is

 x  x
(A) y  a sin   t  v  (B) y  a sin   t  v 
 1  1

  x    x 
(C) y  asin   t  v     (D) y  asin   t  v    
 1   1 

20. Equation of transmitted wave in second string if its amplitude is at is

 x  
(A) y  at sin   t  v  (B) y  at sin   t  v 
 2  1

  x    x
(C) y  at sin   t  v  v  (D) y  at sin   t  v 
 1 2   2

21. Equation of reflected wave, if it is reflecting at the joint and amplitude of reflected wave is aR

 x      x 
(A) y  aR sin   t  v  (B) y  aR sin  t  v  v   
 2  1 1 

  x    2  x 
(C) y  aR sin t  v    (D) y  aR sin t  v  
 1   1 

Paragraph for Question Nos. 22 to 24

A 2m string has tension 1N is fixed at both end and its is vibrating in its third harmonic with antinode
amplitude 3 cm and frequency 100 Hz, then
22. Possible stationary wave equation for the vibration of the string will be (assume origin at left end of the
string and x is measured in meters towards right and t is measured in seconds)

 3   3 
(A) y = (0.06 m) sin  x  cos (200 t) (B) y = (0.03 m) sin  x  cos (200 t)
 2   4 

 3   3 
(C) y = (0.06 m) sin  x  cos (200 t) (D) y = (0.03 m) sin  x  cos (200 t)
 4   2 
23. Total wave energy on the string will be nearly equal to
(A) 40 mJ (B) 10 mJ (C) 30 mJ (D) 20 mJ
24. At what time from the start (by the answer of first question in this paragraph) string will have maximum
kinetic energy first time (second)
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
200 100 400 800

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Paragraph for Question No. 25 and 26
A suspension bridge consists of a pair of cables hung between two towers with the roadway suspended
from these cables by means of closely spaced vertical wires of negligible mass as shown in figure. Each
flexible cable of length  (> L) and mass m hangs between two poles and mass of roadway section is M
distributed uniformly along length L. At the ends, the cable makes an angle of  with the walls. (Assume
each cable bears equal load and M>>m)

m


M
L

Hanging Bridge

25. The shape of any cable is best describe by equation assuming center of a cable is origin, vertical direction
is taken as positive Y-axis and horizontal right taken as positive X-axis?
cot  2 tan  2 tan  2 cot  2
(A) y = x (B) y = x (C) y = x (D) y = x
2L 2L L L
26. If a small amplitude transverse pulse is passed through the cable, what is the speed of transverse waves
at the middle ?
1 Mg tan  Mg tan  1 Mg cot  Mg cot 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 m m 2 m m
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M (0)]
(upto second decimal place)
27. A string will break apart if it is placed under too much tensile stress. One type of steel has density.
steel = 104 kg/m3 and breaking stress = 9 × 108 N/m2. We make a guitar string from (4) gram of this
type of steel. It should be able to withstand (900 )N without breaking. What is highest possible
fundamental frequency (in Hz) of standing waves on the string if the entire length of the string vibrates.
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
28. A string of length  is fixed at both ends. It is vibrating in its 3 overtone with maximum amplitude
rd


a  2 3 mm. Find the square of amplitude (in mm2) at a distance 3 from one end.

Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]

29. A steel of wire of length 25 cm is fixed at its ends to rigid walls. Young’s modulus of steel = 200 GPa,
coefficient of linear thermal expansion = 10–5 / °C. Initially, the wire is just taut at 20°C temperature.
The density of steel = 8.0 g/cc. A tuning fork of frequency 200 Hz is touched to the wire, to execute
oscillations. Simultaneously, the temperature is slowly lowered. At what temperature will resonance
occur corresponding to the third overtone?

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GR # WAVE ON A STRING ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (C) 2. Ans. (C) 3. Ans. (D) 4. Ans. (B) 5. Ans. (C)
6. Ans. (A) 7. Ans. (B) 8. Ans. (C) 9. Ans. (B)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 11. Ans. (B, C, D) 12. Ans. (C,D) 13. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 14. Ans. (A, B, C, D)
15. Ans. (A, C) 16. Ans. (A, C) 17. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 18. Ans. (A,B,D)
Linked Comprehension Type (2 Para × 3Q.) (1 Para × 2Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
19. Ans. (A) 20. Ans. (C) 21. Ans. (B) 22. Ans. (D) 23. Ans. (B)
24. Ans. (C) 25. Ans. (D) 26. Ans. (A)
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M (0)]
(upto second decimal place)
27. Ans. 375
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
28. Ans. 9
Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
29. Ans. 17.5°

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PHYSICS GR # WAVE ON A STRING

SOLUTION
SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (C)
 
Sol. y  x, t   A sin  kx  t    B sin  kx  t 
2

It is combination of two wave of phase difference .
2
 Resultant amplitude = A 2  B 2
Compare with the wave y (x, t) = D sin(kx–t +)
 D2 = A2 + B2
2. Ans. (C)
Sol. Ai positive
V2  V1
Ar = V  V Ai V2 < V1 = negative
2 1
3. Ans. (D)
Sol. Wave moving in +ve x direction
At t = 0 y
At t = 0, x = 0, y = 0
=0
y = A sin(kx – t) x
Wave moving in –ve x direction
y = A sin (t + kx + )
at t = 0, x = 0, y = 0
=0
y = 0 A sin(t + kx)
4. Ans. (B)
B

Sol.
A

Both KE and PE are maximum at y = 0 and minimum at y = A.

V = 0 at point B so KE = 0.
Slope zero at B so PE = 0.
5. Ans. (C)
Sol. µc µr
A=1
At – Amplitue of transmitted wave.
 2  
At   
     r 

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6. Ans. (A)
Sol. y1 = 8sin(t + kx)
y2 = 6sin (t + kx + /2)
y3 = 4sin (t + kx + )
y4 = 2sin (t + kx + 3/2)

6
y2 4
–
y3 y1 42
4 8
y4 =45°
4
2

y5 = 4 2 sin (t – kx + /4)

y1 + y2 + y3 + y4
y '  4 2 sin(t  kx   / 4)
ynet = y’ + y5
= 4 2 (sin(t – kx + /4) + sin(t + kx + /4)
= 4 2 [2sin (t + /4) cos kx]

 
= 8 2 sin  t   cos kx
 4
7. Ans. (B)
1 1  dy  
2

Sol. T.E. = KE + P.E. =     dx  v 2

P  Tdx     m Ta
2

2 2 dx 
8. Ans. (C)
Sol. In new cartesian coordinate system X-Y, wave equation can be written as

 = nsin(2t – x + )
3
y
Y

x
53°
X

9. Ans. (B)
 2 x  1440t 
Sol. The given equation can be written in the form y = 2 × 2 sin   cos 2
30 30
2 x
a = 2 cm,  =30 cm, v = 1440 cm/sec; ymax = 4 sin
30
2  5 4 3
For x =5, ymax = 4 sin   2 3 cm
30 2

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Multiple Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
Sol. y = A sin (kx – t + )
at t = 0, x = 0, y = 5 mm
1
at t  , x = 0, y = 0
24
also  = 2m, A = 10 mm
Solve to get answer.
11. Ans. (B, C, D)
12. Ans. (C,D)
T
Sol. Time taken by point P from one extreme to other is
2
T
So,  0.1s
2
T
In time t  , energy flows from node to antinodes.
4
T
Velocity    10m / s, frequency is 5 Hz

nv
f  n=2
2
So, the string oscillates with two loops
and x = 1 is a node.
Also x = 0.5 is antinode and at t = 0.05
rate of energy flow through P is zero
13. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
14. Ans. (A, B, C, D)
Sol. At node cos(10x) = 0 & at antinode cos(10x) = 1
 2
&  = 50 , k = 10 & v = ,k
k 
15. Ans. (A, C)
Sol. To produce node at x = 0
y1 + y2 = 0 x = 0
  1
A sin   ut     0
 3 2

1  
   A sin  4t  
2  3
Phase diffrance between two wave force fig are 
1   
may be = A sin  2x  4t    
2  3 
16. Ans. (A, C)
Sol. Let 1 = 
2 = 2
Let of wave become 2 time's have frequency will remain same.
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17. Ans. (A,B,C,D)
18. Ans. (A,B,D)
Sol. PE and KE both maximum at y = 0. [Simultaneously for two particles in phase]
Amplitude and frequency same for all particles.
There will be phase diffrence in motion of all particles.
Linked Comprehension Type (2 Para × 3Q.) (1 Para × 2Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
19. Ans. (A)
20. Ans. (C)
21. Ans. (B)
Sol. (19 to 21)
y = asint
v1 v2

x=L x

 x
Yi  a sin   t  
 v1 
Transmitted at x = L
 L
Y(x L)  a sin   t  
 v1 

 L  x   
Yt  a t sin   t   
 v1  v2 
Reflected at x = L
  
y x  2L  a sin   t  
 v1 

   x 
y Reff  a r sin   t      
 v1  v1  
22. Ans. (D)

Sol.
A = 3 cm
f = 100 Hz
3
2m 
2
4
 m
3
2 2  3 3
k  
 4 2

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23. Ans. (B)
1 2 2 
Sol. E = (No of loop's) ×   A S  
 8 
24. Ans. (C)
4
Sol. V = f ×  
3
4 400
  100  
3 3
 4 3 1
time    
4V 4  3 400 400
25. Ans. (D)
Mg
Sol. Tcos =
2
T sin  = T0
T' cos = T0 
T
M
T'sin = xg 
T'
L
T0
dy 2x
tan  =  cot 
dx L
x2
y= cot 
L
26. Ans. (A)
Mg
Sol. Tcos =
2
Tsin = T0
2T0
tan =
Mg

T0 Mg tan 
v= 
m 2m
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M (0)]
(upto second decimal place)
27. Ans. 375
m m m T
Sol.    and    v 
A A  

fundamental frequency

v
f 

= /2

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SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
28. Ans. 9 N N

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Sol. We have taken x = 0 as node so that
x=0 x=
Amplitude = (Amax sink x)
/2 /2 /2 /2
2   2   4 3 Amax
K where    A  Amax sin     A sin  3
 2  3 3 2
 
2 
Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
29. Ans. 17.5°
fundamental
Sol.

n T
f
2 

4 YA
f2  
2 A
4 Y
f2  
2 

f 2 2
 
4Y
 = 2.5°C

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PHYSICS GR # SOUND WAVE

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. The speed of sound in neon (Ne) at a certain temperature is V ms-1. The speed of sound in hydrogen
(H2) at the same temperature will be (assume both gases to be ideal)

42 5 V
(A) V ms–1 (B) V ms–1 (C) V 5 ms–1 (D) ms–1
5 42 5
2. In the Kundts tube experiment (shown in fig. (i)), the rod is clamped at the end instead of clamping it at
the center as shown in fig. (ii). It is known that speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, powder piles up at
successive distance of 0.6 m and length of rod used is 1m, speed of sound in rod is

(i) Standard Kundt's tube (ii) Modified Kundt's tube

clamp clamp
rod movable piston rod movable piston

powder heap powder heap

(A) 550 m/s (B) 1100 m/s (C) 1200 m/s (D) 600 m/s
3. Two identical wires under the same tension have a fundamental frequency of 500 Hz. The fractional
increase in the tension of one wire will give 5 beats per second, is :-
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.03 (D) 0.04
4. A sonometer has two strings stretched side by side parallel to each other. The two strings are made of the
same metal and have uniform cross-sections of radii r1 and r2 respectively with r1 : r2 :: 2 : 3. The two
strings are each of length 1m and are loaded by identical weights. The first string is made to oscillate
with six loops in its length. How many loops will be seen on the second string when it resonates with the
first string?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 6
5. Statement 1 : When a closed organ pipe vibrates, the pressure of the gas at the closed end remains
constant.
Statement–2 : In a stationary–wave system, displacement nodes are pressure antinodes, and displacement
antinodes are pressure nodes.
(A) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True ; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(B) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True ; Statement–2 is not a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(C) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is False.
(D) Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True.
6. A bird is singing on a tree and a man is hearing at a distance ‘r’ from the bird. Calculate the displacement
of the man towards the bird so that the loudness heard by man increases by 20 dB.
[Assume that the motion of man is along the line joining the bird and the man]
9r r 3r 4r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 10 5 5

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7. A source is moving with a constant speed u on a straight line, emitting a sound of frequency f0. There are
three observers A, B and C. A on track, B at a perpendicular distance of d from the track and C at a
perpendicular distance of 2d form the track as shown in the figure. The variation of the observed frequency
with respect to the position x,
u
S
f (in Hz) x
A

1
2
B
f0

3
C
1

(in Radian)
  

(A) A – 3, B – 2, C – 1 (B) A – 2, B – 3, C– 1 (C) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3 (D) A – 1, B – 3, C – 2

8. If y1 = 5 (mm) sint is equation of oscillation of source S1 and y2 = 5 (mm) sin(t + /6) be that of S2 and
it takes 1 sec and ½ sec for the transverse waves to reach point A from sources S1 and S2 respectively
then the resulting amplitude at point A, is
A
S1 S2
(A) 5 2  3 mm (B) 5 3 mm (C) 5 mm (D) 5 2 mm


9. Two loudspeakers are emitting sound waves of wavelength  with an initial phase difference of . At
2
what minimum distance from O on line AB will one hear a maxima ? A

100
(A) 25  (B) 3 O
15

25 100
(C) (D) 50  B
3
Multiple Correct Answer Type 8 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. A small source of sound operates at 1kHz,24W emitting sound uniformly in all directions.The speed
of sound is 360m/s in air and density of air is 1.2kg/m3.
(A) The intensity of sound at a distance 10m from the source is 0.06W/m2
(B) The intensity of sound at a distance 10m from the source is 0.24W/m2
(C) The pressure amplitude at distance 10m is 7.2 Pa
(D) The pressure amplitude at distance 10m is 28.8 Pa
11. In a resonance column experiment, the length of air column at 1st resonance is measured to be 13.1 cm
with a possible indeterminate error of 0.1 cm. With the same scale, the 2nd resonance occurs at 39.2 cm.
The possible wavelength of the sound can be :
(A) 52.2 cm (B) 52.4 cm (C) 52.5 cm (D) 51. 9 cm

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12. A narrow steel rod of length ‘L’ is rigidly clamped at its mid-point and transverse standing waves of
frequency ‘f’ are set up in it. The speed of transverse waves in the rod is ‘c’.Then,
(A) The free ends of the rod must be antinodes.
(B) The fundamental frequency of the rod is c/(L)
(C) The second overtone frequency of the rod is 5c/(2L)
(D) ‘f’ can be any integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
13. A stationary observer receives a sound of frequency f0 = 2000 Hz
when the source is at rest. When the source starts moving with a constant f(Hz)
velocity starting from a large distance, the apparent frequency f varies fm
with time as shown in figure. Speed of sound = 300 m/s. Choose the
CORRECT alternative (s):- 2000

(A) Speed of source is 66.7 m/s. 1800

(B) fm shown in figure can be 2500 Hz. t(s)
(C) Speed of source is 33.33 m/s.
(D) fm shown in figure cannot be greater than 2250 Hz.
14. Choose the incorrect one
(A) When an ultrasonic wave travels from air into water, it bends towards the normal to the air water
interface
(B) Any function of the form y(x, t) = f(vt + x) represents a travelling wave
(C) The velocity, wavelength and frequency of wave undergo change when it is reflected from a surface
(D) None of the above
15. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down the
pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe. [JEE 2012]
(A) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
(B) a low -pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
(C) a low pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
(D) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
16. An open organ pipe of length 24 cm and an organ pipe closed at one end of length 38 cm have the same
diameter. It is found that the 1st overtone of closed pipe is in unison with the fundamental of the open
pipe. The velocity of sound in air is 340 ms–1 . Choose the CORRECT statement(s)
(A) The end-correction at each open end is 1cm
(B) the fundamental frequency of the open pipe is nearly 654 Hz
(C) The frequency of 2nd harmonic of open pipe will be twice its fundamental frequency
(D) The frequency of 2nd harmonic of open pipe will be less than twice its fundamental frequency.
17. Mark the CORRECT statement (s) :-
(A) When two waves of different frequency f1 and f2 are superimposed at a point, the variation of
intensity takes place with frequency f1 – f2
(B) When an observer is moving, relative speed of the sound waves with respect to the observer is
changed, while due to motion of source, the sound wavelength of the wave changes.
(C) When a high pressure compression pulse reaches water surface in a resonance column, it reflects as
a low pressure rarefraction pulse due to a phase change of 
(D) When a tuning fork is struck by a hammer a transverse wave sets in the prong while a longitudinal
wave sets in the stem (handle) of tuning fork

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Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 4Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
Paragraph for Question No. 18 to 21
Imagine that you are in Indian army and you have been given charge of commanding parade on
26th January. The soldiers have done extensive training on march past with a band which strikes
120 times/min. The soldier should strike left foot or right foot at each drum beat so that parade marches
at 120 steps/min.
On the day of parade, there are 2 parts. In 1st part, the band marches ahead of the soldiers with same speed
as that of soldiers. In this march, you notice that the soldiers in the first row strike left foot but the soldiers
in last row strike right foot at the same time. Unfortunately, the general also notices this.
In the 2nd part, you hope & pray that everything goes well. In this part, the band is stationary but the
soldiers advance towards the band at same constant speed. Here again, you notice that the soldiers in the
parade are doing 121 steps/min. As before, the general notices this.
A court martial is due for you. You frantically try to look for an explanation. One of your friends
reminds you of your old physics teacher at Allen. You turn to him for solace. He suggests two things for
defence.
(a) Sound takes time to reach from one place to another.
(b) doppler’s effect
Assume that it was chilly winter & speed of sound = 320 m/sec.
18. Select the correct explanation for mistakes in each part.
(A) part I  a, part II  b (B) part I  a, part II  a
(C) part I  b, part II  a (D) part I  b, part II  b
19. What can be the length of the column of soldiers marching past.
(A) 320 m (B) 160 m (C) 80 m (D) 40 m
20. What is the speed of the soldiers.
(A) 1.0 m/s (B) 2.0 m/s (C) 1.5 m/s (D) 2.5 m/s
21. What will be the marching speed of the soldiers when they turn around & march away from the band in part 2 ?
(A) 120 steps/min. (B) 119 steps/min. (C) 121 steps/min. (D) 110 steps/min.
Paragraph for Questions no. 22 to 24
The Doppler flow meter is a particularly interesting medical application of the Doppler effect. This
device measures the speed of blood flow, using transmitting and receiving elements that are placed
directly on the skin, as in Figure. The transmitter emits a continuous sound whose frequency is typically
about 5 MHz. When the sound is reflected from the red blood cells, its frequency is changed in a kind of
Doppler effect because the cells are moving with the same velocity as the blood. The receiving element
detects the reflected sound, and an electronic counter measures its frequency, which is Doppler-shifted
relative to the transmitter frequency. From the change in frequency the speed of the blood flow can be
determined. Typically, the change in frequency is around 600 Hz for flow speeds of about 0.1 m/s.

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22. Assume that the red blood cell is directly moving away from the source and the receiver. What is the
(approx) speed of the sound wave in the blood?
(A) 1700 m/s (B) 330 m/s (C) 5000 m/s (D) 3000 m/s
23. An abnormal segment of the artery is narrowed down by an arteriosclerotic plaque to one-fourth the
normal cross-sectional area. What will be the change in frequency due to reflection from the red
blood cell in that region?
(A) 150 Hz (B) 300 Hz (C) 600 Hz (D) 2400 Hz
24. At what extra rate does the heart have to work due to this narrowing down of the artery? Assume the
density to be 1.5 gm/cc and the area of the normal artery to be 0.1 cm2.
(A) 1.125 × 10–4 W (B) 2.5 × 10–4 W (C) 6.25 × 10–5 W (D) 5.625 × 105 W
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
25. AB is a cylinder of length 1m fitted a thin flexible diaphragm C at the middle and other thin flexible
diaphragms A and B at the ends. The portions AC and BC contain hydrogen and oxygen gases
respectively. The diaphragms A and B are set into vibrations of same frequency. What is the minimum
frequency of these vibration for which diaphragm C is a node ? (Under the conditions of experiment
v H2 = 1100 m/s, v O2 = 300 m/s). [IIT-1978]

A C B

H2 O2

SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
26. A super car is moving with velocity 150 m/sec towards a fixed wall producing a sound of frequency 75
Hz. Speed of sound is 300 m/sec then find the wavelength (in m) of reflected sound.
27. An open organ pipe containing air resonates in fundamental mode due to a tuning fork. The measured
values of length (in cm) of the pipe and radius r (in cm) of the pipe are = 94 ± 0.1, r = 5 ± 0.05. The
velocity of the sound in air is accurately known. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of
the frequency of that tuning fork by this experiment is given by 2%. Find the value of 10.
28. A plane longitudinal wave having angular frequency  = 500 rad/s is travelling in positive X direction
in a medium of density  = 1 kg/m3 and bulk modulus 4 × 104 N/m2 . The loudness at a point in the
medium is observed to be 20dB. The pressure amplitude of the pressure wave is given has  × 10–4 N/
m2. Find the value of .
29. A ball of radius R = 100 cm is located in the way of propagation of a plane sound wave. The sonic
wavelength is  = 2 cm, the frequency is  = 100 Hz, the pressure oscillation amplitude in air is
(p)m = 4 Pa. Find the mean energy flow rate (in watt), averaged over an oscillation period, reaching the
surface of the ball. Take density of air 1 kg/m3.

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30. A tuning fork of known frequency is held at the open end of a long tube which is dipped into water as
shown in the figure. The tuning fork of frequency 165 Hz resonates when air columns have length 1 =
50 ± 0.5 cm and 2 = 150 ± 0.1 cm. If the speed of sound in air is [330 ±  (0.99)] m/s then the value of
 is ________

Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]

31. A point isotropic sonic source of sound power 1 milli watts emits sound of frequency 170 Hz in all
directions.
(a) Find the distance of a point from the source where the loudness level is 60 dB. [Take vs = 340 m/s]
(b) It is known that at some moment t = 0, the displacement of air particles at a certain point 4 m away
from the source is A. The amplitude of oscillation at this point is known to be 2A. Find the displacement
of air particles in terms of A, at a point 55 m away from the source at the moment t = 0. Consider
displacement of particles to be positive if it is away from the source.

GR # SOUND WAVE ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (A) 2. Ans. (B) 3. Ans. (B) 4. Ans. (C) 5. Ans. (D)
6. Ans. (A) 7. Ans. (C) 8. Ans. (C) 9. Ans. (C)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 8 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. Ans. (A, C) 11. Ans. (A, B, C, D) 12. Ans. (A,C) 13. Ans. (C,D)
14. Ans. (A,C) 15. Ans. (B,D) 16. Ans. (A, B, C) 17. Ans. (A,B, D)
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 4Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
18. Ans. (A) 19. Ans. (B) 20. Ans. (D) 21. Ans. (B) 22. Ans. (A)
23. Ans. (D) 24. Ans. (A)
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
25. Ans. 1650 Hz
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
26. Ans. 2 27. Ans. 4 28. Ans. 2 29. Ans. 4 30. Ans. 2
Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
250 4A
31. Ans. (a) r = m, (b) –
 55

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PHYSICS GR # SOUND WAVE

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. The speed of sound in neon (Ne) at a certain temperature is V ms-1. The speed of sound in hydrogen
(H2) at the same temperature will be (assume both gases to be ideal)

42 5 V
(A) V ms–1 (B) V ms–1 (C) V 5 ms–1 (D) ms–1
5 42 5
2. In the Kundts tube experiment (shown in fig. (i)), the rod is clamped at the end instead of clamping it at
the center as shown in fig. (ii). It is known that speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, powder piles up at
successive distance of 0.6 m and length of rod used is 1m, speed of sound in rod is

(i) Standard Kundt's tube (ii) Modified Kundt's tube

clamp clamp
rod movable piston rod movable piston

powder heap powder heap

(A) 550 m/s (B) 1100 m/s (C) 1200 m/s (D) 600 m/s
3. Two identical wires under the same tension have a fundamental frequency of 500 Hz. The fractional
increase in the tension of one wire will give 5 beats per second, is :-
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.03 (D) 0.04
4. A sonometer has two strings stretched side by side parallel to each other. The two strings are made of the
same metal and have uniform cross-sections of radii r1 and r2 respectively with r1 : r2 :: 2 : 3. The two
strings are each of length 1m and are loaded by identical weights. The first string is made to oscillate
with six loops in its length. How many loops will be seen on the second string when it resonates with the
first string?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 6
5. Statement 1 : When a closed organ pipe vibrates, the pressure of the gas at the closed end remains
constant.
Statement–2 : In a stationary–wave system, displacement nodes are pressure antinodes, and displacement
antinodes are pressure nodes.
(A) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True ; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(B) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is True ; Statement–2 is not a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(C) Statement–1 is True, Statement–2 is False.
(D) Statement–1 is False, Statement–2 is True.
6. A bird is singing on a tree and a man is hearing at a distance ‘r’ from the bird. Calculate the displacement
of the man towards the bird so that the loudness heard by man increases by 20 dB.
[Assume that the motion of man is along the line joining the bird and the man]
9r r 3r 4r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 10 5 5

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7. A source is moving with a constant speed u on a straight line, emitting a sound of frequency f0. There are
three observers A, B and C. A on track, B at a perpendicular distance of d from the track and C at a
perpendicular distance of 2d form the track as shown in the figure. The variation of the observed frequency
with respect to the position x,
u
S
f (in Hz) x
A

1
2
B
f0

3
C
1

(in Radian)
  

(A) A – 3, B – 2, C – 1 (B) A – 2, B – 3, C– 1 (C) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3 (D) A – 1, B – 3, C – 2

8. If y1 = 5 (mm) sint is equation of oscillation of source S1 and y2 = 5 (mm) sin(t + /6) be that of S2 and
it takes 1 sec and ½ sec for the transverse waves to reach point A from sources S1 and S2 respectively
then the resulting amplitude at point A, is
A
S1 S2
(A) 5 2  3 mm (B) 5 3 mm (C) 5 mm (D) 5 2 mm


9. Two loudspeakers are emitting sound waves of wavelength  with an initial phase difference of . At
2
what minimum distance from O on line AB will one hear a maxima ? A

100
(A) 25  (B) 3 O
15

25 100
(C) (D) 50  B
3
Multiple Correct Answer Type 8 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. A small source of sound operates at 1kHz,24W emitting sound uniformly in all directions.The speed
of sound is 360m/s in air and density of air is 1.2kg/m3.
(A) The intensity of sound at a distance 10m from the source is 0.06W/m2
(B) The intensity of sound at a distance 10m from the source is 0.24W/m2
(C) The pressure amplitude at distance 10m is 7.2 Pa
(D) The pressure amplitude at distance 10m is 28.8 Pa
11. In a resonance column experiment, the length of air column at 1st resonance is measured to be 13.1 cm
with a possible indeterminate error of 0.1 cm. With the same scale, the 2nd resonance occurs at 39.2 cm.
The possible wavelength of the sound can be :
(A) 52.2 cm (B) 52.4 cm (C) 52.5 cm (D) 51. 9 cm

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12. A narrow steel rod of length ‘L’ is rigidly clamped at its mid-point and transverse standing waves of
frequency ‘f’ are set up in it. The speed of transverse waves in the rod is ‘c’.Then,
(A) The free ends of the rod must be antinodes.
(B) The fundamental frequency of the rod is c/(L)
(C) The second overtone frequency of the rod is 5c/(2L)
(D) ‘f’ can be any integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
13. A stationary observer receives a sound of frequency f0 = 2000 Hz
when the source is at rest. When the source starts moving with a constant f(Hz)
velocity starting from a large distance, the apparent frequency f varies fm
with time as shown in figure. Speed of sound = 300 m/s. Choose the
CORRECT alternative (s):- 2000

(A) Speed of source is 66.7 m/s. 1800

(B) fm shown in figure can be 2500 Hz. t(s)
(C) Speed of source is 33.33 m/s.
(D) fm shown in figure cannot be greater than 2250 Hz.
14. Choose the incorrect one
(A) When an ultrasonic wave travels from air into water, it bends towards the normal to the air water
interface
(B) Any function of the form y(x, t) = f(vt + x) represents a travelling wave
(C) The velocity, wavelength and frequency of wave undergo change when it is reflected from a surface
(D) None of the above
15. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down the
pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe. [JEE 2012]
(A) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
(B) a low -pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
(C) a low pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
(D) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
16. An open organ pipe of length 24 cm and an organ pipe closed at one end of length 38 cm have the same
diameter. It is found that the 1st overtone of closed pipe is in unison with the fundamental of the open
pipe. The velocity of sound in air is 340 ms–1 . Choose the CORRECT statement(s)
(A) The end-correction at each open end is 1cm
(B) the fundamental frequency of the open pipe is nearly 654 Hz
(C) The frequency of 2nd harmonic of open pipe will be twice its fundamental frequency
(D) The frequency of 2nd harmonic of open pipe will be less than twice its fundamental frequency.
17. Mark the CORRECT statement (s) :-
(A) When two waves of different frequency f1 and f2 are superimposed at a point, the variation of
intensity takes place with frequency f1 – f2
(B) When an observer is moving, relative speed of the sound waves with respect to the observer is
changed, while due to motion of source, the sound wavelength of the wave changes.
(C) When a high pressure compression pulse reaches water surface in a resonance column, it reflects as
a low pressure rarefraction pulse due to a phase change of 
(D) When a tuning fork is struck by a hammer a transverse wave sets in the prong while a longitudinal
wave sets in the stem (handle) of tuning fork

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Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 4Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
Paragraph for Question No. 18 to 21
Imagine that you are in Indian army and you have been given charge of commanding parade on
26th January. The soldiers have done extensive training on march past with a band which strikes
120 times/min. The soldier should strike left foot or right foot at each drum beat so that parade marches
at 120 steps/min.
On the day of parade, there are 2 parts. In 1st part, the band marches ahead of the soldiers with same speed
as that of soldiers. In this march, you notice that the soldiers in the first row strike left foot but the soldiers
in last row strike right foot at the same time. Unfortunately, the general also notices this.
In the 2nd part, you hope & pray that everything goes well. In this part, the band is stationary but the
soldiers advance towards the band at same constant speed. Here again, you notice that the soldiers in the
parade are doing 121 steps/min. As before, the general notices this.
A court martial is due for you. You frantically try to look for an explanation. One of your friends
reminds you of your old physics teacher at Allen. You turn to him for solace. He suggests two things for
defence.
(a) Sound takes time to reach from one place to another.
(b) doppler’s effect
Assume that it was chilly winter & speed of sound = 320 m/sec.
18. Select the correct explanation for mistakes in each part.
(A) part I  a, part II  b (B) part I  a, part II  a
(C) part I  b, part II  a (D) part I  b, part II  b
19. What can be the length of the column of soldiers marching past.
(A) 320 m (B) 160 m (C) 80 m (D) 40 m
20. What is the speed of the soldiers.
(A) 1.0 m/s (B) 2.0 m/s (C) 1.5 m/s (D) 2.5 m/s
21. What will be the marching speed of the soldiers when they turn around & march away from the band in part 2 ?
(A) 120 steps/min. (B) 119 steps/min. (C) 121 steps/min. (D) 110 steps/min.
Paragraph for Questions no. 22 to 24
The Doppler flow meter is a particularly interesting medical application of the Doppler effect. This
device measures the speed of blood flow, using transmitting and receiving elements that are placed
directly on the skin, as in Figure. The transmitter emits a continuous sound whose frequency is typically
about 5 MHz. When the sound is reflected from the red blood cells, its frequency is changed in a kind of
Doppler effect because the cells are moving with the same velocity as the blood. The receiving element
detects the reflected sound, and an electronic counter measures its frequency, which is Doppler-shifted
relative to the transmitter frequency. From the change in frequency the speed of the blood flow can be
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22. Assume that the red blood cell is directly moving away from the source and the receiver. What is the
(approx) speed of the sound wave in the blood?
(A) 1700 m/s (B) 330 m/s (C) 5000 m/s (D) 3000 m/s
23. An abnormal segment of the artery is narrowed down by an arteriosclerotic plaque to one-fourth the
normal cross-sectional area. What will be the change in frequency due to reflection from the red
blood cell in that region?
(A) 150 Hz (B) 300 Hz (C) 600 Hz (D) 2400 Hz
24. At what extra rate does the heart have to work due to this narrowing down of the artery? Assume the
density to be 1.5 gm/cc and the area of the normal artery to be 0.1 cm2.
(A) 1.125 × 10–4 W (B) 2.5 × 10–4 W (C) 6.25 × 10–5 W (D) 5.625 × 105 W
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
25. AB is a cylinder of length 1m fitted a thin flexible diaphragm C at the middle and other thin flexible
diaphragms A and B at the ends. The portions AC and BC contain hydrogen and oxygen gases
respectively. The diaphragms A and B are set into vibrations of same frequency. What is the minimum
frequency of these vibration for which diaphragm C is a node ? (Under the conditions of experiment
v H2 = 1100 m/s, v O2 = 300 m/s). [IIT-1978]

A C B

H2 O2

SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
26. A super car is moving with velocity 150 m/sec towards a fixed wall producing a sound of frequency 75
Hz. Speed of sound is 300 m/sec then find the wavelength (in m) of reflected sound.
27. An open organ pipe containing air resonates in fundamental mode due to a tuning fork. The measured
values of length (in cm) of the pipe and radius r (in cm) of the pipe are = 94 ± 0.1, r = 5 ± 0.05. The
velocity of the sound in air is accurately known. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of
the frequency of that tuning fork by this experiment is given by 2%. Find the value of 10.
28. A plane longitudinal wave having angular frequency  = 500 rad/s is travelling in positive X direction
in a medium of density  = 1 kg/m3 and bulk modulus 4 × 104 N/m2 . The loudness at a point in the
medium is observed to be 20dB. The pressure amplitude of the pressure wave is given has  × 10–4 N/
m2. Find the value of .
29. A ball of radius R = 100 cm is located in the way of propagation of a plane sound wave. The sonic
wavelength is  = 2 cm, the frequency is  = 100 Hz, the pressure oscillation amplitude in air is
(p)m = 4 Pa. Find the mean energy flow rate (in watt), averaged over an oscillation period, reaching the
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surface of the ball. Take density of air 1 kg/m3.

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30. A tuning fork of known frequency is held at the open end of a long tube which is dipped into water as
shown in the figure. The tuning fork of frequency 165 Hz resonates when air columns have length 1 =
50 ± 0.5 cm and 2 = 150 ± 0.1 cm. If the speed of sound in air is [330 ±  (0.99)] m/s then the value of
 is ________

Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]

31. A point isotropic sonic source of sound power 1 milli watts emits sound of frequency 170 Hz in all
directions.
(a) Find the distance of a point from the source where the loudness level is 60 dB. [Take vs = 340 m/s]
(b) It is known that at some moment t = 0, the displacement of air particles at a certain point 4 m away
from the source is A. The amplitude of oscillation at this point is known to be 2A. Find the displacement
of air particles in terms of A, at a point 55 m away from the source at the moment t = 0. Consider
displacement of particles to be positive if it is away from the source.

GR # SOUND WAVE ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 9 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (A) 2. Ans. (B) 3. Ans. (B) 4. Ans. (C) 5. Ans. (D)
6. Ans. (A) 7. Ans. (C) 8. Ans. (C) 9. Ans. (C)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 8 Q. [4 M (–1)]
10. Ans. (A, C) 11. Ans. (A, B, C, D) 12. Ans. (A,C) 13. Ans. (C,D)
14. Ans. (A,C) 15. Ans. (B,D) 16. Ans. (A, B, C) 17. Ans. (A,B, D)
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 4Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
18. Ans. (A) 19. Ans. (B) 20. Ans. (D) 21. Ans. (B) 22. Ans. (A)
23. Ans. (D) 24. Ans. (A)
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 1Q.[3M(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
25. Ans. 1650 Hz
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 5 Q. [4 M (0)]
26. Ans. 2 27. Ans. 4 28. Ans. 2 29. Ans. 4 30. Ans. 2
Subjective Type 1 Q. [4 M (0)]
250 4A
31. Ans. (a) r = m, (b) –
 55

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