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DPP – 4 (Waves)

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Q 1. Equation of a stationary wave is given by
(a) 𝑦 = 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡) (b) 𝑦 = 2𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥) cos(𝜔𝑡)
𝑡 2𝜋𝑡
(c) 𝑦 = 𝐴 cos 2𝜋 (𝑘𝑥 − ) (d) 𝑦 = 𝐴 cos ( )
𝑇 I

𝜋𝑥
Q 2. The standing waves set upon a string are given by 𝑦 = 4 sin ( 12 ) cos(52𝜋𝑡). If x and
y are in centimeters and t is in seconds, what is the amplitude of the particle at x = 2
cm?
(a) 12 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 2 cm (d) 1 cm

Q 3. Standing waves cannot be produced:

(a) on a string clamped at both ends
(b) on a string clamped at one end and free at the other
(c) when incident wave gets reflected from a wall
(d) when two identical waves with a phase difference of π are moving in the same
direction

Q 4. The equation of a stationary wave in a medium is given as 𝑦 = sin 𝜔𝑡 cos 𝑘𝑥. The
length of a loop in fundamental mode is
𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 𝐾
(a) 2𝐾 (b) 𝐾 (c) 𝐾 (d) 𝜋

Q 5. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between two atoms having
a distance 1.21 Å between them. The wavelength of the standing wave is
(a) 1.21 Å (b) 3.63 Å (c) 4.48 Å (d) 5.86 Å

Q 6. A 20 cm long string, having a mass of 1.0 g, is fixed at both the ends. The tension in
the string is 0.5 N. The string is set into vibrations using an external vibrator of
frequency 100 Hz. Find the separation (in cm) between the successive nodes on the
string.

(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 15 cm

Q 7. 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 string is 100 m/s. The other end of the string is vibrating in

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the y direction so that stationary waves are set up in the string. The possible
waveform(s) of these stationary waves is (are)
𝜋𝑥 50𝜋𝑡 𝜋𝑥 100𝜋𝑡
(a) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin 6 cos 6 (b) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin 3 cos 3
5𝜋𝑥 250𝜋𝑡 5𝜋𝑥
(c) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin cos (d) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin cos 50𝜋𝑡
6 3 2

Q 8. A standing wave on a string is given by 𝑦 = (4 𝑐𝑚) cos 𝜋𝑥 sin 50𝜋𝑡, where x is in

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meters and t is in seconds. The velocity of the string section at x = 3 m at t = 5 s is:
(a) zero (b) π m/s
(c) 840π m/s (d) none of these

Q 9. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its liner density is 0.5 gm/m. It is stretched with a force
of 20 N. If plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one end, the frequency of the tone
emitted by it is
(a) 100 Hz (b) 200 Hz
(c) 300 Hz (d) 400 Hz

Q 10. If n, 2n, 3n are the fundamental frequencies of the three segments into which a string
is divided by placing required number of bridges below it. If 𝑛0 is the fundamental
frequency of the string, then
(a) 𝑛0 = 3𝑛 (b) 𝑛0 = 6𝑛
3𝑛 6𝑛
(c) 𝑛0 = 5 (d) 𝑛0 = 11

Q 11. The second harmonic for a standing wave in a string fixed at both the ends is 50 Hz.
What will be its 5th harmonic?
(a) 50 Hz (b) 150 Hz
(c) 175 Hz (d) 125 Hz

Q 12. In sonometer experiment, the bridges are separated by a fixed distance. The wire
which is slightly elastic, emits a tone of frequency 'n' when held by tension 'T'. If the
tension is increased to ′4T′, the tone emitted by the wire will be of frequency
(a) n (b) 2n
(c) Slightly greater than 2n (d) Slightly less than n

Q 13. The length of the wire between two ends of a sonometer is 100cm. What should be
the (in cm) of two bridges below the wire so that the three segments of the wire have
their fundamental frequencies in the ratio 1:3:5
1500 2000 1500 500
(a) 23 , 23 (b) 23 , 23
1500 300 300 1500
(c) , (d) ,
23 23 23 23

Q 14. Length of sonometer wire stretched between two points is 105cm. Two bridges are
kept between two ends so that sonometer wire is divided into three parts whose
fundamental frequencies are in ratio of 1:3:15. The lengths of three parts are:

(a) 5 cm, 20 cm, 80 cm (b) 20 cm, 35 cm, 50 cm

(c) 25 cm, 35 cm, 45 cm (d) 75 cm, 25 cm, 5 cm

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Q 15. Which of the following cannot be the frequency of vibration of 20cm length of a
sonometer wire (linear density is 0.0294 gm/cm) under a tension 3kg wt is?
(a) 750 Hz (b) 500 Hz
(c) 250 Hz (d) 125 Hz

Q 16. Calculate the fundamental frequency of a sonometer wire of length 20cm, tension
25N, cross sectional area 10−2 𝑐𝑚2 and density of material = 104 kg/𝑚3
(a) 200 Hz (b) 120 Hz
(c) 125 Hz (d) 75 Hz

Q 17. A stretched string is vibrating in the second overtone, then the number of nodes and
anti-nodes between the ends of the string are respectively
(a) 3 & 4 (b) 4 & 3
(c) 2 & 3 (d) 3 & 2

Q 18. The first overtone of a stretched string of given length is 320 Hz. The first harmonic is
(a) 320 Hz (b) 640 Hz
(c) 160 Hz (d) 480 Hz

Q 19. An elastic string of length 2 m is fixed at its end. The string starts to vibrate in third
overtone with a frequency 1200 Hz. The ratio of frequency of lower (first)overtone
and fundamental is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

Answer Key

Q.1 b Q.2 c Q.3 d Q.4 b Q.5 a

Q.6 c Q.7 c Q.8 b Q.9 b Q.10 d
Q.11 d Q.12 c Q.13 a Q.14 d Q.15 d
Q.16 c Q.17 b Q.18 c Q.19 b