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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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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 wavelengths corresponding to the fundamental and the first two overtones.

Options

  1. A8.00 m8.00 \text{ m}, 4.00 m4.00 \text{ m}, 2.67 m2.67 \text{ m}
  2. B8.00 m8.00 \text{ m}, 2.67 m2.67 \text{ m}, 1.60 m1.60 \text{ m}
  3. C4.00 m4.00 \text{ m}, 2.00 m2.00 \text{ m}, 1.33 m1.33 \text{ m}
  4. D2.00 m2.00 \text{ m}, 0.67 m0.67 \text{ m}, 0.40 m0.40 \text{ m}

Correct answer

B. 8.00 m8.00 \text{ m}, 2.67 m2.67 \text{ m}, 1.60 m1.60 \text{ m}

Step-by-step solution

The rope is fixed at one end and tied to a light string at the other end. The fixed end acts as a node and the end tied to the light string acts as a free end (antinode).

For a string fixed at one end and free at the other, the length LL is related to the wavelength λ\lambda by:

L=(2n+1)λ4L = (2n + 1)\dfrac{\lambda}{4} for n=0,1,2,…n = 0, 1, 2, \dots

The allowed wavelengths are given by:

λ=4L2n+1\lambda = \dfrac{4L}{2n + 1}

Given L=2.00 mL = 2.00 \text{ m}.

For the fundamental mode (n=0n = 0):

λ0=4×2.001=8.00 m\lambda_0 = \dfrac{4 \times 2.00}{1} = 8.00 \text{ m}

For the first overtone (n=1n = 1):

λ1=4×2.003=8.003≈2.67 m\lambda_1 = \dfrac{4 \times 2.00}{3} = \dfrac{8.00}{3} \approx 2.67 \text{ m}

For the second overtone (n=2n = 2):

λ2=4×2.005=8.005=1.60 m\lambda_2 = \dfrac{4 \times 2.00}{5} = \dfrac{8.00}{5} = 1.60 \text{ m}
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