Complete Numerical of Mechanical Wave 7.
What is the difference between speed of longitudinal wave in air at27 0C and their
1. A source of sound of frequency 512Hz emits wave of wavelength 64.5cm in air at 20 0C.
What would be velocity of sound at 200C and 00C? What would be wavelength of sound
from the source at 00C?
[NEB 2065, 2071, similar 2076, 2064]
2. A source of sound of frequency 512Hz at 170C with wavelength 66.5m. What is speed of
sound at 170C and at NTP. Also find the ratio of molar heat capacities at constant pressure
and constant volume at NTP. At NTP, a density of air is 1.293kg/m3 and pressure 1.01 ×
105 Pa. 𝛾 ≈ 1.36 [NEB 2072]
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A source of sound of frequency 512Hz at 170C with wavelength 66.5cm. What is the ratio
of molar heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume at NTP.
At NTP, densities of air is 1.293kg/m3 and pressure 1.01 × 105 Pa.
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A source of sound of frequency 512Hz at 170C with wavelength 66.5m. What is the ratio
of molar heat capacities at constant pressure and constant volume at NTP.
At NTP, densities of air is 1.293kg/m3 and height of mercury column 76 mm density of
mercury is 13600kg/m3, g=9.8m/s2.
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3. At what temperature, the speed of sound in an air increases by 50% to that at 27 C?
Ans 675K [NEB 20…..]
4. At what temperature, the speed of sound in an air will be twice to that at 270?
Ans: 9.270C
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5. Calculate the velocity of sound in air at 27 C.
[Density of air at STP =1.29 kg/m3 , atmospheric pressure at 00C = 1.01 x105 Pa , Cp=1.02KJ
kg-1 K-1 , Cv=0.72KJ kg-1 K-1 ]
6. Calculate the bulk modulus of liquid in which longitudinal wave with frequency 250Hz
has wavelength of 8m if the density of liquid is 900kgm-3. [NEB: 2073]
speed at -130C? Molecular mass of air M=28.8x10-3kg mol-1, for air 𝛾 = 1.4 and universal
gas constant 𝑅 = 8.32 J mol-1 K-1. 𝐴𝑛𝑠 : 24𝑚/𝑠
8. When a detonator is exploded on a railway line an observer standing on the rail 2km
away hears two sounds. What is the time interval between them?
(Young’s modulus of steel =2x1011Nm-2 , density of steel= 8x103 kg m-3,
density of air=1.4kg/m-3, 𝛾 or air= 1.4, atmospheric pressure=105Nm-2. Ans: 5.92s
9. A man standing at the end of a closed corridor of length 57m hears sixth eco after 2
second on blasting a whistle. If the temperature was 170C, find the speed of sound at 170C
and 00C. [NEB 2075] Ans: 342m/s and 331.8m/s
10. A man stationed between parallel cliffs fires a gun. He hears the first echo after 3sec
and next after 5 second. What is the distance between two cliffs? (Velocity of sound in air
=350m/s).
11. Calculate the velocity of sound in hydrogen at 270C if the velocity of sound in air at 00C
is 332m/s. [Density of hydrogen and air at S.T.P. are respectively 0.09kg/m3 and
ℎ
1.29kg/m3. 𝑣27 = 1317.6m/s
12. Compute the speed of sound at S.T.P.
[𝛾 = 1.66, M=4 g , R=8.31J mol-1 K-1.] Ans: 970.3 m/s
13. In stormy day, a boy observes lightning flash which is followed by the thunder 3 sec
later. How would you estimate the distance of the lightning strike from the boy. (given
velocity of sound on that day=332ms-1 ) HSEB 2070 Ans: 𝑑 = 996.34 𝑚/𝑠
14. The thunder accompanying a lightning is heard 3 sec later than the flash when the
temperature of air is 270C. How far away is the flash in the storm? [Velocity of sound in air
at 00C = 332m/s.]
Ans: 𝑑 = 1044𝑚
15. An 80.0 m long brass rod is struck at one end. A person at the other end hears two
sounds as a result of two longitudinal waves, one traveling in the metal rod and other
travelling in air. What is the time interval between the two sounds? Speed of sound in air
is 334ms-1. Density of brass = 8.6 × 103 𝑘𝑔 𝑚−3 . Ans: (𝑡𝑎 − 𝑡𝑚 ) = 0.208 𝑠
16. A boy and girl stand 200m apart beside the long metal fence on a day. The girl places
her ear against fence while the boy strikes fence with hammer. Two sound separated by
interval of 0.5sec are heard by girl. If the velocity of sound in air is 340m/s, find the
velocity of sound in metal. Ans: d=2266.7m/s

17. An explosion in a factory is observed in a town 20km away. If the temperature of the
air is 300C, how long does the sound take to reach the town? [Velocity of sound at 0 0C
=331m/s ]. Ans 57.4 s