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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Wave Motion and Waves on a String

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Wave Motion and Waves on a String

The length of the wire between the pulleys, as shown in the figure,...

The length of the wire between the pulleys, as shown in the figure, is 1.5 m1.5 \text{ m}, and its mass is 12.0 g12.0 \text{ g}. Determine the frequency of vibration when the wire vibrates in two loops, leaving the middle point of the wire between the pulleys at rest.
The length of the wire between the pulleys, as shown in the figure, is 1.5 m , and its mass is 12.0 g . Determine the

Options

  1. A35 Hz35 \text{ Hz}
  2. B70 Hz70 \text{ Hz}
  3. C105 Hz105 \text{ Hz}
  4. D140 Hz140 \text{ Hz}

Correct answer

B. 70 Hz70 \text{ Hz}

Step-by-step solution

Given:
Length of the wire, L=1.5 mL = 1.5 \text{ m}
Mass of the wire, m=12.0 g=12×10−3 kgm = 12.0 \text{ g} = 12 \times 10^{-3} \text{ kg}
Mass of the hanging blocks, M=9 kgM = 9 \text{ kg}

The linear mass density of the wire is:
μ=mL=12×10−31.5=8×10−3 kg/m\mu = \dfrac{m}{L} = \dfrac{12 \times 10^{-3}}{1.5} = 8 \times 10^{-3} \text{ kg/m}

The tension in the wire is provided by the hanging mass (taking g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8 \text{ m/s}^2):
T=Mg=9×9.8=88.2 NT = Mg = 9 \times 9.8 = 88.2 \text{ N}

The speed of the transverse wave in the wire is:
v=Tμ=88.28×10−3=11025=105 m/sv = \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{\mu}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{88.2}{8 \times 10^{-3}}} = \sqrt{11025} = 105 \text{ m/s}

Since the wire vibrates in two loops, there is a node at the center. The length of the wire corresponds to two half-wavelengths:
L=2(λ2)⇒λ=L=1.5 mL = 2 \left(\dfrac{\lambda}{2}\right) \Rightarrow \lambda = L = 1.5 \text{ m}

The frequency of vibration is:
f=vλ=1051.5=70 Hzf = \dfrac{v}{\lambda} = \dfrac{105}{1.5} = 70 \text{ Hz}
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