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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

A rope of length 2.00 m and mass 80 g is fixed at one end and tied...

A rope of length 2.00 m2.00 \text{ m} and mass 80 g80 \text{ g} is fixed at one end and tied to a light string at the other end. The tension in the string is 256 N256 \text{ N}. Determine the frequencies of the fundamental and the first two overtones.

Options

  1. A20 Hz20 \text{ Hz}, 60 Hz60 \text{ Hz}, 100 Hz100 \text{ Hz}
  2. B20 Hz20 \text{ Hz}, 40 Hz40 \text{ Hz}, 60 Hz60 \text{ Hz}
  3. C10 Hz10 \text{ Hz}, 30 Hz30 \text{ Hz}, 50 Hz50 \text{ Hz}
  4. D10 Hz10 \text{ Hz}, 20 Hz20 \text{ Hz}, 30 Hz30 \text{ Hz}

Correct answer

C. 10 Hz10 \text{ Hz}, 30 Hz30 \text{ Hz}, 50 Hz50 \text{ Hz}

Step-by-step solution

The linear mass density of the rope is given by:

μ=mL=80×10−32.00=0.04 kg/m\mu = \dfrac{m}{L} = \dfrac{80 \times 10^{-3}}{2.00} = 0.04 \text{ kg/m}

The speed of the transverse wave on the rope is:

v=Tμ=2560.04=6400=80 m/sv = \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{\mu}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{256}{0.04}} = \sqrt{6400} = 80 \text{ m/s}

The rope is fixed at one end, which acts as a node. The other end is tied to a light string (negligible mass), which provides no inertia and thus acts as a free end (antinode). The system behaves like a string fixed at one end and free at the other.

The allowed frequencies (harmonics) for such a system are odd multiples of the fundamental frequency, given by:

fn=(2n−1)v4Lf_n = \dfrac{(2n-1)v}{4L} for n=1,2,3,…n = 1, 2, 3, \dots

The fundamental frequency (n=1n=1) is:

f1=v4L=804×2.00=10 Hzf_1 = \dfrac{v}{4L} = \dfrac{80}{4 \times 2.00} = 10 \text{ Hz}

The first overtone corresponds to the third harmonic (n=2n=2):

f2=3f1=3×10=30 Hzf_2 = 3f_1 = 3 \times 10 = 30 \text{ Hz}

The second overtone corresponds to the fifth harmonic (n=3n=3):

f3=5f1=5×10=50 Hzf_3 = 5f_1 = 5 \times 10 = 50 \text{ Hz}

Thus, the frequencies are 10 Hz10 \text{ Hz}, 30 Hz30 \text{ Hz}, and 50 Hz50 \text{ Hz}.
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