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A source of wave produce 1 crest and 1 trough in 16s. Find the frequency of the wave.

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  1. .0625 Hz

  2. 16 Hz

  3. 100

  4. 0Hz

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

No of crest 1, trough = 1
$Time = 16 s$
No of wave in $1s = 1/16 = 0.0625 \ Hz$

A human heart on an average beat 72 times a minute. Calculate its frequency

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  1. $72s^{-1}$

  2. $1.2s^{-1}$

  3. $4320s^{-1}$

  4. None

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

No of beat = $72 min^{-1}$ = $\dfrac {72}{1min} = \dfrac {72}{60}$=$1.2s^{-1}$
Frequency = $1.2s^{-1}$

One sound wave strikes a person's ear every $1/100$ of a second. The speed of sound where the person is located is $345 m/s$.
What is the frequency of the sound?

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  1. $3.45\ Hz$

  2. $34,500\ Hz$

  3. $0.01\ Hz$

  4. $100\ Hz$

  5. $2.9\ Hz$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Time period of sound wave       $T = \dfrac{1}{100}$ second


$\therefore$ Frequency of sound wave      $\nu = \dfrac{1}{T} =100$  $Hz$

If you go on increasing the stretching force on a wire in a guitar, its frequency

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  1. Increases

  2. Decreases

  3. Remains unchanged

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When a stretching force is applied to a string or a wire, it applies a restoring force in the opposite direction. This force tends to bring the wire in its original length. It is known as tension in wire.

When we apply a stretching force on the wire of a guitar, the wire applies tension backwards. Greater the stretching force, greater is the tension.
The frequency of vibration of a stretched wire is directly proportional to the square root of the tension in it.
Hence on increasing the stretching force on a wire in a guitar, its frequency increases

The sounds having frequency of $20$ Hz to $20,000$ Hz are

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  1. Ultrasound

  2. Infrasonics

  3. Hypersonics

  4. Audible Sounds

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the case of sound waves, having frequency in between $20$ Hz and $20,000$ Hz, called audible sound and  waves of frequency smaller than $20$ Hz are called infrasonic and waves having frequency greater then $20,000$ Hz, called Hypersonics sounds.

The time taken by a particle in reaching from a trough to its next crest in a transverse wave is

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  1. T/4

  2. T/2

  3. T

  4. 3T/4

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A crest and a trough are separated by a distance of $\lambda/2$. A distance of $\lambda/2$ corresponds to a time difference of T/2

The equation of motion of a particle is $x = a cos(\alpha t)^2$. The motion is

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  1. periodic but not oscillatory

  2. periodic and oscillatory

  3. oscillatory but not periodic

  4. neither periodic nor oscillatory.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The motion is oscillatory but not periodic because the oscillations are followed from the maximum displacement (negative extreme) at t=0, the corresponding echo is equal to π/2

The motion of a pendulum is an example of :

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  1. translatory motion

  2. rotational motion

  3. oscillatotry motion

  4. curvilinear motion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The motion of simple pendulum is an example of oscillatory motion.

The motion described by the needle of sewing machine is oscillatory motion. True or false

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A needle of sewing machine performs a back and forth motion. This kind is called oscillatory motion.

State whether true or false.
Piston of the engine in a motor car exhibits Oscillatory motion.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A piston of a car engine exhibits an oscillatory motion. It maintains a back and forth motion.