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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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Sound Waves

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Sound Waves

A tuning fork emits sound waves into the air. If the temperature of...

A tuning fork emits sound waves into the air. If the temperature of the air rises, which of the following parameters will change?

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  1. ADisplacement amplitude
  2. BWavelength
  3. CTime period
  4. DFrequency

Correct answer

B. Wavelength

Step-by-step solution

The frequency of a sound wave depends only on the source (the tuning fork) and remains constant regardless of the temperature of the medium.

Since the frequency ff is constant, the time period T=1fT = \dfrac{1}{f} also remains constant.

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

From the wave relation v=fλv = f \lambda, since the speed vv increases and the frequency ff remains constant, the wavelength λ\lambda must increase.

Therefore, the wavelength of the sound wave changes.
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