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 JEE Advanced Physics 10 Years Topicwise Questions with Solutions

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WAVE ON STRING
1. A string of length 1 m and mass 2 × 10–5 kg is under tension T. when the string vibrates, two successive
harmonics are found to occur at frequencies 750 Hz and 1000 Hz. The value of tension T is _______
Newton. [JEE(Advanced) 2023]
2. Answer the following by appropriately matching the lists based on the information given in the
paragraph.
A musical instrument is made using four different metal strings, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with mass per unit length µ,
2µ, 3µ and 4µ respectively. The instrument is played by vibrating the strings by varying the free length in
between the range L0 and 2L0. It is found that in string-1 (µ) at free length L0 and tension T0 the
fundamental mode frequency is f0.
List-I gives the above four strings while list-II the magnitude of some quantity.
List-I List-II
(I) String-1(µ) (P) 1
(II) String-2 (2µ) (Q) 1/2
(III) String-3 (3µ) (R) 1 / 2

(IV) String-4 (4µ) (S) 1 / 3

(T) 3/16
(U) 1/16
If the tension in each string is T0, the correct match for the highest fundamental frequency in f0 units will
be, [JEE(Advanced) 2019]
(A) I→P, II→R, III→S, IV→Q (B) I→P, II→Q, III→T, IV→S
(C) I→Q, II→S, III→R, IV→P (D) I→Q, II→P, III→R, IV→T
3. Answer the following by appropriately matching the lists based on the information given in the
paragraph.
A musical instrument is made using four different metal strings, 1, 2, 3 and 4 with mass per unit length
µ, 2µ, 3µ and 4µ respectively. The instrument is played by vibrating the strings by varying the free length
in between the range L0 and 2L0. It is found that in string-1 (µ) at free length L0 and tension T0 the
fundamental mode frequency is f0.
List-I gives the above four strings while list-II lists the magnitude of some quantity.
List-I List-II
(I) String-1(µ) (P) 1
(II) String-2 (2µ) (Q) 1/2

(III) String-3 (3µ) (R) 1 / 2

(IV) String-4 (4µ) (S) 1 / 3

(T) 3/16
(U) 1/16

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3L 0 5L 0 7L 0
The length of the string 1, 2, 3 and 4 are kept fixed at L 0 , , and , respectively. Strings
2 4 4
st rd th th
1, 2, 3 and 4 are vibrated at their 1 , 3 , 5 and 14 harmonics, respectively such that all the strings have
same frequency. The correct match for the tension in the four strings in the units of T0 will be.
[JEE(Advanced) 2019]
(A) I→P, II→Q, III→T, IV→U (B) I→T, II→Q, III→R, IV→U
(C) I→P, II→Q, III→R, IV→T (D) I→P, II→R, III→T, IV→U
4. A block M hangs vertically at the bottom end of a uniform rope of constant mass per unit length. The top
end of the rope is attached to a fixed rigid support at O. A transverse wave pulse (Pulse 1) of wavelength
λ0 is produced at point O on the rope. The pulse takes time TOA to reach point A. If the wave pulse of
wavelength λ0 is produced at point A (Pulse 2) without disturbing the position of M it takes time TAO to
reach point O. Which of the following options is/are correct ? [JEE(Advanced) 2017]

O Pulse 1

Pulse 2
A M

(A) The time TAO = TOA

(B) The velocities of the two pulses (Pulse 1 and Pulse 2) are the same at the midpoint of rope
(C) The wavelength of Pulse 1 becomes longer when it reaches point A
(D) The velocity of any pulse along the rope is independent of its frequency and wavelength.
5. One end of a taut string of length 3m along the x–axis is fixed at x = 0. The speed of the waves in the
–1
string is 100 ms . The other end of the string is vibrating in the y direction so that stationary waves are
set up in the string. The possible waveform (s) of these stationary waves is(are) :-
[JEE(Advanced) 2014]
πx 50 πt
(A) y ( t ) = A sin cos
6 3
πx 100 πt
(B) y ( t ) = A sin cos
3 3
5πx 250 πt
(C) y ( t ) = A sin cos
6 3
5πx
(D) y ( t ) A sin
= cos250 πt
2

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SOLUTIONS 3. Ans. (A)
Sol. For string (1)
1. Ans. (5)
Length of string = L0
P T
Sol. f= It is vibrating in Ist harmonic i.e. fundamental
2 µ
mode.
P T T0, µ
750 = ....(1)
2 µ

P +1 T
1000 = ....(2)
2 µ L0
4 P +1 1 T0
= ∴P=3 f0 = ⇒ (P)
3 P 2L 0 µ
4 T For string (2)
⇒ 1000 = ∴ T = 5N
2 2 × 10 −5 3L 0
Length of string =
2. Ans. (A) 2
Sol. For fundamental mode It is vibrating in IIIrd harmonic but frequency is
still f0.
3v
f0 =
2L

L
λ 2,µT2
= L λ 2L
⇒= 3L0
2
2
V 1 T
f
= = 3 T2
λ 2L µ f0 =
 3L  2µ
For string (1) 2 0 
 2 
1 T
f0 = ⇒ (P) 1 T2 1 T0
2L µ ⇒ f0
= =
L 0 2µ 2L 0 µ
For string (2)
T0
1 T f0 ⇒ T2 = ⇒ (Q)
=f = ⇒ (R) 2
2L 2µ 2
For string (3)
For string (3)
5L 0
Length of string =
1 T f0 4
=f = ⇒ (S)
2L 3µ 3 th
It is vibrating in 5 harmonic but frequency is
For string (4) still f0.

1 T f 5V
f
= = 0 ⇒ (Q) f0 =
2L 4µ 2 2L

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(A) Speed of wave is property of medium so
time taken to cross the string will be equal
(B) Speeds are same but velocity is vector, has
T3, 3µ
opposite directions
5L0
4 v 1 T
(C) Wavelength λ= = and TO > TA
5 T3 1 T0 f f µ
⇒ f0 = =
 5L  3µ 2L 0 µ T
2 0  (D) Velocity of any pulse is v = and it is
 4  µ
2 T3 1 T0 property of medium.
⇒ =
L0 3µ 2L 0 µ 5. Ans. (A, C, D)
3T0 At x = 0 y = 0 
T3
= ⇒ (T) 
16 Sol. x=3 y≠0  The equation satisfying all
For string (4) ω 
= 100 m / s 
7L 0 k 
Length of string =
4 three conditions is correct. Hence answer ACD
th
It is vibrating in 14 harmonic but frequency is
still f0.

T4 , 4 µ 14 loops
7L0
4
14v
f0 =
2L

14 T4 1 T0
=⇒ f0 =
 7L  4µ 2L 0 µ
2 0 
 4 

4 T4 1 T0 T
⇒ = ⇒ T4 = 0 ⇒ (U)
L0 4µ 2L 0 µ 16
4. Ans. (A, D)
Sol. O