— Waves TOPICWISE QUESTIONS Equation of Wave 1, Which of the following functions correctly represent the ‘travelling wave equation for finite values of x and? ()yse-e (2) y = cosx? sint (3) y = log (2 ~ 2) - log(x - ) wy int 2. Two particles of medium disturbed by the wave propagation are atx, = 0 and x, = 1 em, The respective displacements (in cm) of the particles can be given by the equations: y= sada 230-8) ‘The wave velocity is () 16 emis (2) 24 ems @) 12ems (4) Som 3. In Q2, the displacement of particle at = I sandx=4em is () 40m) 2em GB) tem 4) zero 4. A certain transverse sinusoidal wave of wavelength 20 em is ‘moving inthe positive x direction. The transverse velocity of the particle at x = 0 as a function of time is shown. The amplitude of the motion is (cms) () Sem @) Zem 3) em (4) 2nem x 2 x 5. Ina string, the speed of wave is 10 mvs and its frequency is 100 Hz. The value of the phase difference at a distance 2.5 em will be es a = a) OF OF OF Or (6. Equation of progressive wave is given by vom where fis in second and x is in metre. Then the distance through which the wave moves in 4 s is (16m @) 8m G) Sm 4) 2m 1 hoa tw sn y= te) If the displacement is 5 em at = 0, then the total phase atr=75 swill be x 2 on x » En =, 2R ad (4) * rad () Fad @) End @) Fmd (4) 5 8. A man generates @ symmetrical pulse in a sting by ‘moving his hand up and down. At r= 0, the point in his hand moves downward. The pulse travels with speed of 3 mis on the string and his hand passes 6 times in each second from the mean position. Then the point on the string at a distance 3 m will reach its upper extreme first time at time ¢ equal to () 1255 Qs 13 Ops (4) none of these 9. The linear density of vibrating string is 1.3 x 10“ kg/m. A transverse wave is propagating on the string and is deseribed by the equation y = 0.021 sin (x +304), where x and y are measured in metre and fin second, The tension in the string is (2) 0.12N 2) 048N G) 120N (4) 480N10. For a wave y= y, sin («r— kx), for what value of 2. is the ‘maximum particle velocity equal to two times the wave velocity? My, 2m, GB) (4) any, 2 11. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100 m apart and velocity is 25 mvs. The boat bounces up ‘once in every () 25008 2) 758 G)4s 4) 025s 12, A progressive wave is having amplitude 5 m and wavelength 3 m. If the maximum average velocity of particle in half time period is $ m/s and wave is moving the positive x-direction, then find which may be the ‘correct equation of the wave? (Here xin metre) <( 2e 1 ssin( mt _2n @) 4sio( 13. A simple harmonic wave-train is travelling in a gas in the positive direction of the x-axis, Its amplitude is 2.em, velocity 45 m/s and frequency 75 Hz. Find out the displacement of the particle of the medium at a distance ‘of 135 cm from the origin in the direction of the wave at the instant ¢=3 s. (1) 20m 2) -2em (3) Fem (4) -1em 14, Atravelling wave in a stretched string is described by the equation y = 4 sin(kx ~ 7). The maximum velocity of the particle is © do x M4 OF Of we Velocity of Transverse Wave, Intensity of Wave, ‘Sonometer 15. A.uniform ope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg, is swinging vertically ftom rigid base. From its fre end, one 2 kg ‘mass is attached. At its bottom end, one transverse wave is produced of wavelength 0.06 m. At upper end of rope, wavelength will be () 12m @) 042m G) 0.12em (4) 0.12 mm 16. Ifthe velocity of wave is 360 mis and frequency 500 Hz, then find the path difference corresponding to 60° phase difference. (2) 10cm (2) 12cm GB) Sem 4) 72cm 17. The figure below shows the shape of a part of long string in. which transverse waves are produced by attaching one end of string toa tuning fork of frequency 250 Hz, What is the velocity of the waves? y Sem sem. @) ms? Q)15ms'@)2ms! (4) 25ms" 18. Atr=0, a transverse wave pulse travelling inthe positive ction with a speed of 2 mis in a wire is described Gaia 52 gine dimmee x=2mand¢=2s willbe (1) 3ms (2) -3m/s (3) 8m/s (4) -8 m/s 19. A violin string oscillating in its fundamental mode, generates a sound wave with wavelength i. To generate ‘a sound wave with wavelength ® by the string, cwcileting in its fuvamental mode, tension must be changed by the multiple 2 OL @8 wt 20. A.5 W source sends out waves in ar at frequency 1000 s!. Deduce the intensity at a 100 m distance, assuming spherical distribution. If y = 350 m s“ and p = 1.3 kg/m’, deduce the displacerent ple (1) 4% 105W m4, 6.67 < 10m (2) 210° Wa? 5.24 104m (3) 4 10¢W mr, 7.36 x 10m (4) 2% 104W mr? 428 x 10m 21, A stel wire of length 1 m and mass 0.1 kg and having a uniform cross-sectional area of 10m: is rigidly fixed at both ends. The temperature of the wire is lowered by. 20°C. Ifthe wire is vibrating in fundamental mode, find the ffequeney in Hz). (ogg =2 10" Nin? 0, = 1.21 x 102C) Ou 220 GIs @10 22, Aprogressive wave on a string having linear mass density p isrepresented by ~o), whee ys inmm FFind the total energy (in J) passing through origin from a 7 1200 r= 20 [Take p ='3 107 kg/m, A 100 radis 2.= 16cm) ws @7- @8s ws23, The ratio of intensities of two waves is 9 : 1. When they superimpose, the ratio of maximum to minimum intensity will become (D4: (2)-3:1 @ 2:1 @iel 24, If two waves have amplitude ratio 10 : 1, then i= is (Approximately) a (1) 10:1 @) 1:10) (BY 223- 4) 3:2 25. Two coherent sources of different intensities send waves which interfere. The ratio of the maximum intensity to the minimum intensity is 25. The intensities are in the ratio (1) 25:1 @)St GB) 9:4 @) 62521 26, Waves from two sources superpose on each other at a particular point. Amplitude and frequency of both the ‘waves are equal. The ratio of intensities when both the waves reach in same phase and when reach with the phase difference of 90, will be ai () V2:1 @)2:1 @ 4:1 27. Transverse wave of same frequency are generated in two steel wires A and B. The diameter of 4 is twice of B and the tension in A is half that in B. The ratio of velocities of waves in A and Bis (1) V2 Q) 1:2) 3:22 4) 1:22 28, A string under a tension of 129.6 N proces 10 beats when itis vibrated along with a tuning fork. When the tension is the string is increased to 160 N, it sounds in unison with the same tuning fork. Calculate the fundamental frequency ofthe tuning fork. (1) 100Hz (2) S0Hz (3) 150Hz (4) 200 Hz 29. A.wire 1 m long and having a density of 9 x 10° kg/m? is stretched by 4.9 x 10~ m and tied between two rigid supports. If Y= 9 x 10" N/m, the minimum frequency ‘of transverse vibrations in the string will be (1) 20Hz (2) 15Hz 3) 35Hz (4) 105 Hz 30. A piano wire having a diameter of 0.90 mm is replaced by ‘another wire ofthe same material but with a diameter of 0.93 mm. Ifthe tension of the wire is kept same, then the percentage change in the frequency of the fundamental tone is (1) 3% © — 2) 432% GB) 3.2% 3% 31. Two mechanical waves, y, = 2 sin 2x (50¢ ~ 2x) and ,=4 sin 2x (ax + 1000, propagate in a medium with the ‘same speed. Then (1) the ratio oftheir intensities is 1: (2) the ratio of ther intensities is 1 : 4 G) the value ofa is 4 units (4) the value of a is 2 units ‘32. Awire has frequency f.Its length is doubled by stretching Its frequency now will be MMs Os 2 HF 33, A imiform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.5 m haigs from a ceiling. The speed of transverse wave in the rope at upper end and at a point 0.5 m distance from lower end will, respectively, be (1) Sms, 2.24 mis 3) 7.5 m/s, 1.2 mis 34, Fundamental frequency of a sonometer wire is n. If the length, tension and diameter of the wire are tripled, the Q) 10 mis, 3.23 ms (4) none of these new fundamental frequency is He @e GB) mi 4) OF OF @) m3 oF 35, Length ofa sonometer wire is either 95 em or 100 om. In both the cases, ifa tuning fork produces 4 beats, then the frequency of the tuning fork is (1) 152Hz 2) 156Hz 3) 160Hz (4) 164 Hz 36. The length ofa wire between the two ends of asonometer is 105 cm. Where should the two bridges be placed so that the fundamental frequencies of the three segments, are in the ratio of 1:3 : 15? (1) 75 om, 25 em 2) 25m, 75 em (3) 75 em, 100.em (4) None of these 37, If stretched wire of length 114 cm is divided into three segment whose frequencies are in the ratio 1 : 3:4, then the length ofthe segments must be in the ratio (0) 18:24:72 (2) 24:72:18 (8) 24:18:72 (4) 72:24:18 38. Sinusoidal waves 5.00 cm in amplitude are to be ‘transmitted along a string having a linear mass density equal to 4.00 * 10 kg/mm. If the source can deliver a ‘maximum power of 90 W and the string is under a tension of 100 N, then the highest frequency at which the source can operate is (Take 1? = 10) (0) 453 He, Q) SOHz (8) 30Hz (4) 62.3 Hz Stationary Waves 39. Stationary waves are produced in 10 m long stretched string. Ifthe sting vibrates in 5 segments and the wave velocity is 20 mis, then the frequency is (1) Hz @)SHz @)4H2 (4) 2Hz 40, A string is rigided by two ends and its equation is given by y = 00s 2n ¢ sin 2n x. Then minimum length of the string is (im @ mG) Sm) 2xm41. A standing wave is created on a string of length 120m and it is vibrating in 6* harmonic. Maximum possible amplitude of any particle is 10 em and maximum possible velocity will be 10 ems, Choose the correct statement. awr® 1) Angular wave number of two waves will be ()) Angul to waves willbe (2) Time period of any particle's SHM will be 4x s. (3) Any particle will have same kinetic energy as potential energy. (4) Amplitude of interfering waves are 10 cm each. 42, The speed of transverse waves in a stretched string is 700 cmv. Ifthe string is 2 m long, then the frequency with which it resonantes in fundamental mode is 7 7 lin a 2 3K (2) {He 6) Hz © 2m 43. A transverse wave, travelling along the positive x-axis, iven by y = A sin(kx — o¥) is superposed with another wave travelling along the negative x-axis given by v==A sin (kx + 01). The point x = 0 is (1) anode 2) an anitnode (G) neither a node nor an antinode (4) a node or antinode depending on 1 44. A wire having a linear mass density 5.0 x 10° kg/m is stretched between two rigid supports with a tension of 450 N. The wire resonates at a frequency of 420 Hz. The next higher frequency at which the same wire resonates is 490 Hz Find the length of the wire. (21m Q) 14m GB) 18m (4) 26m 45, A:standing wave of time period T is set up in a string clamped between two rigid supports. At = 0, antinode is at its maximum displacement 24, Then (1) the energy density of a node is equal to eneray density ofan antinode forthe rt time at 1 = (2) the energy density of node and-antinode becomes equal aterF seconds (@) the displacement of the particle at antinode at ¢ = t is VA (4) the displacement of the particle at node is non er0 46, A string fixed at both ends has consecutive standing wave modes for which the distances between adjacent nodes are 18 em and 16 em, respectively. The minimum possible length ofthe string is (1) 44m @) 152em (3) 176em (4) 2006m 47. A sonometer wire resonates with a given tuning fork forming a standing wave with five antinodes between the two bridges when a mass of 9 kg is suspended from the wire, When this mass is replaced by a mass M/kg, the wire resonates with the same tuning fork forming three antinodes for the same positions of the bridges. Find the value of M. 25 @)20 @1s @10 Sound Waves 48, The power of sound from the speaker of a radio is 20 mW. By turning the knob of the volume control, the power of the sound is increased to 400 mW. The power increase in decibels as compared tothe original power is () 134B_ Q) 106B_ G) 204B (4) 8000B 49. If pressure amplitude in a sound wave is increased three times, then the percentage increase in the intensity of wave will be (1) 900% — (2) 800% (3) 600% (4) 500% '50, The end correction of resonance tube is 1 cm. Iflowest resonant length is 15 em, then the next resonant length will be (I) 36em 2) 4Sem (3) 460m 1. If the density of oxygen is 16 time that of hydrogen, then the ratio of their corresponding velocities of sound waves will be (4:1 @i4 @trt6 @) 16:1 52. A man standing between two cliffs hears the first echo of a sound after 2 s and the second echo 3 s after the initial sound. Ifthe speed of sound be 330 m/s, then the distance between the two cliffs should be (1) 1650m @) 990m (3) 825m (4) 660m The ratio of the velocity of sound in hydrogen gas (4) 47 emi (rf) utc as fn pa 2 rE a rd 2) og a 'S4. An earthquake generates both transverse (S) and longitudinal (P) sound waves in the earth. The speed of S waves is about 4.5 knvs and that of P waves is about 8.0 km/s. A seismograph records P and S waves from an earthquake. The first P wave arrives 4.0 min before the first S wave. The epicenter of the earthquake is located at a distance of about (1) 25km (2) 250 km__ (3) 2500 km (4) 5000 km ) a he same ai fVibration in Organ Pipes 55. The velocity of sound in air is 333 ms. Ifthe frequency of the fundamental tone is 333 Hz, then the length of the open pipe to generate second harmonic of same frequency is (05m 2) 10m @)20m (4) 40m 56. An open pipe is suddenly closed with the result that the second overtone of the closed pipe is found to be higher in frequency by 100 Hz than the first overtone of the original pipe. The fundamental frequency of open pipe will be (1) 100Hz (2) 300Hz. (3) 10H2 (4) 200 Hz 57. The frequency of the first overtone of a closed pipe of length / is equal to that of the third overtone of an open Pipe of ength, The ratio = will be z 4 8 3 yt ns @ fa 2 Uses toes Pais) Such Sole ‘58 An organ pipe of length Lis open at one end and closed at other end. The wavelengths of the three lowest resonating frequencies that can be produced by this pipe (0) 40, 20,4 @ mn% 2 4L at a) abby 2h (4) ap, AE, AE @) 24,5 @ 15,9 59. The second overtone of an open pipe 4 and a closed pipe Bhave the same frequencies ata given temperature. Both the pipes contain air. The ratio of fundamental frequency of Ato the fundamental frequency of B is () 3:5 @)5:3 G) 5:6 660. An open pipe of length 33 em resonates to'a frequency of 1000 Hz. The mode of vibration is (Velocity of sound = 330 mv) (1) fundamental (2) the 2* harmonic G) the 3harmonic (4) the 4 harmonic 61. If the fundamental frequency ofa pipe closed at one end is S12 Hz, The fundamental frequency of a pipe of the same dimensions but open at both ends will be (1) 1024 Hz Q) S12Hz G) 256 Hz (4) 128 Hz 62. A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe have their first overtones identical in frequency. Their lengths are in the ratio (1:2 @2:3 @)3:4 ay 4s 63. An organ pipe closed at one end has fundamental frequency of 1500 Hz. The maximum number of 4) 6:5 overtones generated by this pipe which a normal person ‘can hear is Ow @B 6 a9 rence and Beats ‘64, Two open pipes of length are vibrated simultaneously. If length of one of the pipes is reduced by y, then the ‘number of beats heard per second ifthe velocity of sound is Vandy <<, will be 20. wy Vy wy Broa oy oF ey. © vy ye One 65, When a guitar-string is sounded with a 440 Hz tuning fork, a beat frequency of $ Hz isheard. ithe experiment is repeated with a tuning fork of 437 Hz, then the beat frequency is 8 Hz. The string frequency (in Hz) is, () 445) 4358) 429 (4) 448 (66. A person is seeing two trains. One of them is coming with speed of 4 m/s and another is going with same speed. If two trains blowing a whistle with frequency 240 Hz, then the beat frequency heard by stationary person will be (Speed of sound in air = 320 m/s) () zero (2) 3 G6 2 67. Two sound sources of frequency 340 Hz are moving relative to stationary observer, one is going away while another is coming towards the observer. The observer listen 3 beats/s. The speed of sound source is (Speed of sound = 330 m/s) (1) L.0m/s (2) 1.2m/s_ GB) 1.46 mis (4) 1.68 ms 668. A source of sound of frequency mand a listener approach sete Give w 2° ry of ‘sound, The apparent frequency heard by the listener is oo} 2 19) e (a) e (a) 69, You are given four tuning forks, the lowest frequency cof the forks is 300 He, By striking two tuning forks ata time, any of 1, 2,3, 5, 7and 8 beat frequencies are heard ‘The possible frequencies of the other three forks are (1) 301, 302 and 307 (2) 300, 304 and 307 (3) 301,303 and 308 (4) none ofthese 70, Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive waves given by y,=4 sin (500 7) and y,=2 sin (S06 77). These tuning forks are held near the ear of a person. The person will hear a beats/s with intensity ratio between maxima and minima equal to B. Find the value of B — a. (3 Q4 (3) 8 a671. A source X of unknown frequency produces 8 beats/s with a source of 250 Hz. and 12 beats/s with a source of 270 He. The frequency of the source X'is (in Hz) (1) 242) 258) 282 (4) 262 72. An observer receives waves directly from a source of sound distant 120 m ina big hall. He also receives waves reflected from the mid-point of 25 m high ceiling. The wavelength of sound for constructive interference to take place between two waves, must be 5 () 5, 25, 2.0m 3 10 2) 10, 5, = Q 3 20 10 3) 20, 2.4... 4) 10,—°, @) 20.5 4) 10, Fs Donan 73. There are three sources of sound of equal intensities with frequency 501, $03, 507 Hz, What is beat frequency heard if all are sounded simultaneously? a2 Q6 4 ws 74, The lengths of two closed organ pipes are 0.750 m and 0.770 m. If they are sounded together, 3 beats/s are produced. The velocity of sound will be (1) 350.5 mis @) 335.5 ms G) 346.5 mis G) none of these 75: A source of sound of frequency 256 His moving rapidly towards a wall with a velocity of 5 m/s, Ifsound travels at a speed of 330 mis, then the number of beats per second. heard by an observer between the wall and the source is () 7.7 He, (2) 9Hz @) 4H (4) none of these 76, Two tuning forks A and B lying on opposite sides of observer O and of natural frequency 85 Hz move with velocity 10 mvs relative to stationary observer O. Fork A moves away from the observer while the fork B moves towards him. A wind with a speed 10 mvs is blowing in the direction of motion of fork 4. Find the beat frequency ‘measured by the observer in Hz. (Take speed of sound in air as 340 m/s) ays @6 G7 8 7. A tuning fork gives 4 beats with 50 om length of a sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is shortened by 1 em, then the number of beats is still the same. The frequency of the fork is (1) 396 Hz (2) 400H2z (3) 404 Ha (4) 384 Hz 78. Two tuning forks of frequency 250 Hz and 256 Hz produce beats. Ifa maximum is observed just now, after hhow much time the next maximum is observed at the same place? 1 i Oy Os L 1 Dd @ 1 Oia oa Doppler Effect 79. An ambulance blowing siren of frequency 700 Hz is moving towards a vertical wall with velocity of 2 mis. ‘The velocity of sound is 352 mis, Then the frequency of reflected sound heard by the driver will be (1) 692 Hz (2) 695 Hz (3) 700 Hz (4) 708 Hz ‘Two trains A and B are moving in the same direction with velocities 30 m/s and 10 m/s, respectively. B, behind from A, blows a hom of frequency 450 Hz. Then the apparent frequency heard by the observer is (speed of sound is 330 m/s) (1) 425 Hz (2) 300 Hz (3) 450 Hz (4) 350 Hz 81. Ifa star emitting light of wavelength $000 A is moving towards earth with a velocity of 1.5 x 10° mis, then the shift in the wavelength due to doppler’s effect will be (125A Q) 250A GB) 25A (4) zero 2. Two sound source $, and S, have frequencies 224 Hz and 220 Hz, respectively, and are situated at some distance. An observer is moving on the line joining the sources. Ifthe observer does not hear beat, his speed will be (Given velocity of sound, v = 344 m/s) () 3.1 ms (2) 62ms (3) 93 ms (4) 124 mis 83. A body is walking away from a wall towards an observer at a speed of | mis and blows a whistle whose frequency \ {8680 Hz. The number of beats heard by the observer per second is (Velocity of sound in air = 340 m/s) a4 @s @)2 () zero 84. As shown in the figure, a source O of frequency 300 Hz moves towards north with a velocity of 30 mvs. 4, B, C and D are four observers, each at a distance of 300 m from O. Velocity of sound is 330 mvs. As the source starts moving in the direction shown at ¢ = 0, the frequency observed by 4, B, C and D will be (1) equal (2) 330, 300, 330, 300 (3) 330, 330,275,250 (4) 330, 300, 275, 300 85. In Q.84, frequencies observed by 4, B, Cand D at r= 5 will be (1) equal G) 330, 288, 275, 288 @) 330, 300, 275, 300 (4) 330, 288, 275, 26286, A sound source emits waves of wavelength 60 em. This Source is moving towards north with a spood of 2 of the speed of sound. The apparent wavelengths of the waves in the north and south directions ofthe moving source willbe (1) 72m, 48 em @) 48cm, 72em @) 60m, 75 em @) 75cm, 60m 87. Awhistleof frequency 500 Hz tied to the end ofa string of length 1.2 m revolves at 400 revolution’m. A listener standing some distance away inthe plane of rotation of (1) 436 Hz 10 586Hz (2) 426 Hz 10 574 Hz (3) B6Hzt0574Hz (4) 426 Hzt0 586 Hz 88. A siren emitting sound of frequency 800 Hz is going away from a static listener with a speed of 30 mis. 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