Determining wavelength and speed of sound - class-IX
determining wavelength and speed of sound
Questions
As an empty vessel is filled with water, its fundamental frequency
- Increases
- Decreases
- Remains the same
- None of these
In Kundt's tube experiment the metallic rod executes
- transverse vibration.
- longitudinal vibrations.
- both.
- none of these
The frequency of a whistle is 200 Hz. It is approaching to stationary observer with a speed 1/3 the speed of sound. The frequency of sound as heard by the observer will be
- $450 Hz$
- $300 Hz$
- $400 Hz$
- $425 Hz$
The amplitude of vibration of the particles of air through which a sound wave of intensity $2.0 \times 10 ^ { - 6 } \mathrm { Wm } ^ { - 2 }$ and frequency $1.0 kHz$ is passing - (Density of air = 1.2 $k g m ^ { - 3 }$ and speed of sound in air = 330 $m s ^ { - 1 }$ is)
- $4.4 \times 10 ^ { - 8 } m$
- $1.6 \times 10 ^ { - 8 } m$
- $2.4 \times 10 ^ { - 6 } m$
- $1.8 \times 10 ^ { - 6 } m$
The longitudinal waves travel in a coiled spring at a rate of 10 m/s. The distance between two consecutive compressions is 25cm. What is the frequency of the waves?
- 25Hz
- 10Hz
- 40Hz
- 250Hz
A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. The operating frequency of the scanner is $4.2$ $MH _z$. The speed of sound in a tissue is $1.7$ ${km/s}$. The wavelength of sound in tissue is close to
- $4\times 10^{-4}$ $m$
- $8\times 10^{-4}$ $m$
- $4\times 10^{-3}$ $m$
- $8\times 10^{-3}$ $m$
A resonance tube apparatus is employed to.
- Investigate the dependence of velocity of sound in air upon temperature
- Verify the laws of vibrating strings
- Study beats
- Determine the velocity of sound in air
The audible range of frequency of sound waves for human beings is _____.
- 10 Hz to 10,000 Hz
- 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz
- 5 Hz to 50,000 Hz
- 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Let ${ n } _{ 1 }$ and ${ n } _{ 2}$ be the two slightly different frequencies of two sound waves. The time interval between waxing and immediate next waning is ..........
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ { n } _{ 1 }-{ n } _{ 2 } } $
- $\cfrac { 2 }{ { n } _{ 1 }-{ n } _{ 2 } } $
- $\cfrac { { n } _{ 1 }-{ n } _{ 2 } }{ 2 } $
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ { 2(n } _{ 1 }-{ n } _{ 2 }) } $
In a resonating air column, the first booming sound is heard when the length of air column is $10\ cm$. The second booming sound will be heard when length is:
- $20\ cm$
- $30\ cm$
- $40\ cm$
- None of the above
In Kundt's tube, when waves of frequency $10^3\space Hz$ are produces the distance between five consecutive nodes is $82.5\space cm$. The speed of sound in gas filled in the tube will be
- $660\space ms^{-1}$
- $330\space ms^{-1}$
- $230\space ms^{-1}$
- $100\space ms^{-1}$
The frequency of a fork is $500$Hz. Velocity of sound in air is $350$ $ms^{-1}$. The distance through which sound travel by the time the fork makes $125$ vibrations is?
- $87.5$m
- $700$m
- $1400$m
- $1.75$m
Frequency of tuning fork $A$ is $256\ Hz.$ It produces four beats/sec with tuning fork $B.$ When wax is applied at tuning fork $B$ then $6$ beats/sec are heard. By reducing little amount of wax $4$ beats/sec are heard. Frequency of $B$ is :
- $250\ Hz$
- $252\ Hz$
- $260\ Hz$
- $256\ Hz$
In a resonace air column experiment, first and second resonance are obtained at length of air columns $l _{1}$ and $l _{2}$ the third resonance will be obtained at a length of
- $2l _{2}-l _{1}$
- $l _{2}-2l _{1}$
- $l _{2}-l _{1}$
- $3l _{2}-l _{1}$
A sound wave of wavelength $\lambda$ travels towards the right horizontally with a velocity $V$. It strikes and reflects from a vertical plane surface, traveling at a speed $v$ towards the left. The number of positive crests striking in a time interval of $3s$ on the wall is:
- $3(V+v)/ \lambda$
- $3(V-v)/ \lambda$
- $(V+v)/3\lambda$
- $(V-v)/3\lambda$
A person observes a change of 2.5% in frequency of sound of horn of a car . If the car is apporaching forward the person sound velocity is 320 m/s then velocity of car in m/ s wil be appromately
- 8
- 800
- 7
- 6
In an experimental determination of the velocity of sound using a Kundt's tube, standing waves are set up in the metallic rod as well as in the rigid tube containing air, both the waves have the same :
- amplitude
- frequency
- wavelength
- particle velocity
In Kundt's tube experiment wavelength in the metallic rod and air are 80 cm and 16 cm respectively. If the velocity of sound in air is $\displaystyle 300 ms^{-1}$ then the velocity of sound in rod will be
- $\displaystyle 80 ms^{-1}$
- $\displaystyle 3.75 ms^{-1}$
- $\displaystyle 240 ms^{-1}$
- $\displaystyle 1500 ms^{-1}$
If in an experiment for determination of velocity of sound by resonance tube method using a tuning fork of 512 Hz, first resonance was observed at 30.7 cm and second was obtained at 63.2 cm , then maximum possible error in velocity of sound is ( consider actual speed of sound in air is 332 m/s )
- $204$ $cm/sec$
- $280$ $cm/sec$
- $58$ $cm/sec$
- $80$ $cm/sec$
Which is(are) the factor(s) on which the frequency of sound emitted due to vibration in an air column depends?
- Length of air column
- Diameter of air column
- Both A and B
- None of these
The speed of sound waves depends on temperature but speed of light waves does not. Why?
- Sound requires medium to travel and light doesn't.
- Frequency of sound is less than frequency of light.
- Wavelength of sound is larger than wavelength of light.
- Speed of sound is smaller than speed of light.
Which of the following can be used to determine the velocity of sound in solids, liquids as well as in gases :
- resonance tube
- kundt's tube
- sonometer.
- organ pipe
In an experiment to measure the speed of sound by a resonating air column, a tuning fork of frequency $500Hz$ is used. The length of the air column is varied by changing the level of water in the resonance tube. Two successive resonancers are heard at air columns of length $50.7cm$ and $83.9cm$. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
- The speed of sound determined from this experiment is $332m{s}^{-1}$
- The end correction in this experiment is $0.9cm$
- The wavelength of the sound wave is $66.4cm$
- The resonance at $50.6cm$ corresponds to the fundamental harmonic
An open pipe of length 33 cm resonates with frequency of 1000 Hz. If the speed of sound s 330 $ms^{-1}$, then this frequency is
- The fundamental frequency of the pipe'
- The first harmonic of the pipe
- The second harmonic of the pipe
- The forth harmonic of the pipe
In a resonance tube the first resonance with a tuning fork occurs at 16 cm and second at 49 cm. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, the frequency of tuning fork is :
- 500 Hz
- 300 Hz
- 330 Hz
- 165 Hz
A note has a frequency $128\ Hz$. The frequency of a note two octaves higher than it is
- $256\ Hz$
- $64\ Hz$
- $32\ Hz$
- $512\ Hz$
Which of the following is not correct regarding the experiment to determine the velocity of sound in laboratory by resonance tube method?
- the resonance tube apparatus should be kept inclined
- the turning fork should be struck gently against a soft rubber pad
- the vibrating tuning fork should be held horizontally over the open end of the tube
- the prongs of vibrating tuning fork should not touch the tube
In ,a resonance tube the first resonance occurs at 16 cm and the second resonance occurs at 49 cm. The end corrections will be :
- 0.3 cm
- 0.5 cm
- 0.8 cm
- 1.0 cm
In the experiment to determine the speed of sound using a resonance column,
- prongs of the tuning fork are kept in a vertical plane
- prongs of the tuning fork are kept in a horizontal plane
- in one of the two resonances observed, the length of the resonating air column is close to the wavelength of sound
in air - in one of the two resonances observed, the length of the resonating air column is close to half of the wavelength of
sound in air
In a resonance column experiment, the first resonance is obtained when the level of the water in tube is $20 cm$ from the open end. Resonance will also be obtained when the water level is at a distance of
- $40 cm$ from the open end.
- $60$ cm from the open end.
- $80$ cm from the open end.
- data insufficient
A resonance air column of length 20 cm resonates with a tuning fork of frequency 250 Hz. The speed of sound in air is
- 300 m/s
- 200 m/s
- 150 m/s
- 75 m/s
Consider the following statements regarding the experiment to the determine the velocity of sound in laboratory by resonance tube method.
1. The first resonance is obtained for the length ${x} _{1}$ of the air column
2. The second resonance is obtained for the length ${x} _{2}$ of the air column.
If $n$ be the frequency of the tuning fork then which is the correct relation ($v$ represents the velocity of sound) ?
- $v=2n({x} _{1}+{x} _{2})$
- $v=2n({x} _{1}-{x} _{2})$
- $v=2n({x} _{2}-{x} _{1})$
- $v=2n({x} _{1}{x} _{2})$