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

Two sound waves travel in the same medium along the same direction....

Two sound waves travel in the same medium along the same direction. The waves possess identical pressure amplitudes, but the first wave's wavelength is twice that of the second. If P1P_1 and P2P_2 denote the average power transmitted across a cross section by the first and second waves respectively, then

Options

  1. AP2=2P1P_2 = 2 P_1
  2. BP1=4P2P_1 = 4 P_2
  3. CP2=4P1P_2 = 4 P_1
  4. DP1=P2P_1 = P_2

Correct answer

D. P1=P2P_1 = P_2

Step-by-step solution

The average power transmitted across a cross-section of area AA by a sound wave is given by P=IAP = I A, where II is the intensity of the wave.

The intensity of a sound wave in terms of its pressure amplitude ΔP0\Delta P_0 is given by I=(ΔP0)22ρvI = \dfrac{(\Delta P_0)^2}{2 \rho v}, where ρ\rho is the density of the medium and vv is the speed of sound in the medium.

Since both waves travel in the same medium, ρ\rho and vv are the same for both waves.

It is given that both waves have identical pressure amplitudes, so ΔP0\Delta P_0 is also the same.

Therefore, the intensity II is independent of the wavelength λ\lambda when the pressure amplitude is constant.

This implies I1=I2I_1 = I_2, and hence the average power transmitted across the same cross-section is equal, giving P1=P2P_1 = P_2.
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