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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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When the air inside a closed pipe is at a temperature of 20^ ^ ^ C...

When the air inside a closed pipe is at a temperature of 20^{}^{{}^{\circ}} \text{C}, its fundamental frequency is 293 Hz293 \text{ Hz}. Determine its fundamental frequency if the temperature changes to 22^{}^{{}^{\circ}} \text{C}.

Options

  1. A291 Hz291 \text{ Hz}
  2. B294 Hz294 \text{ Hz}
  3. C295 Hz295 \text{ Hz}
  4. D307 Hz307 \text{ Hz}

Correct answer

B. 294 Hz294 \text{ Hz}

Step-by-step solution

The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe is given by f=v4Lf = \dfrac{v}{4L}.

The speed of sound in a gas is proportional to the square root of its absolute temperature, v∝Tv \propto \sqrt{T}.

Therefore, the fundamental frequency is proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature, f∝Tf \propto \sqrt{T}.

Given T1=20∘C=293 KT_1 = 20^{{}^{{}^{\circ}}}\text{C} = 293\text{ K} and f1=293 Hzf_1 = 293\text{ Hz}.

The new temperature is T2=22∘C=295 KT_2 = 22^{{}^{{}^{\circ}}}\text{C} = 295\text{ K}.

Using the relation f2f1=T2T1\dfrac{f_2}{f_1} = \sqrt{\dfrac{T_2}{T_1}}:

f2=293295293=293×295f_2 = 293 \sqrt{\dfrac{295}{293}} = \sqrt{293 \times 295}

f2=(294−1)(294+1)=2942−1f_2 = \sqrt{(294 - 1)(294 + 1)} = \sqrt{294^2 - 1}

f2≈294 Hzf_2 \approx 294\text{ Hz}
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