Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
Exam
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Motion and Waves on a String

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

For a stationary wave,

For a stationary wave,

Options

  1. Aevery antinode oscillates in phase
  2. Ball particles located between consecutive nodes oscillate in phase
  3. Calternate antinodes oscillate in phase
  4. Devery particle of the medium oscillates in phase

Correct answer

C. alternate antinodes oscillate in phase

Step-by-step solution

The equation of a stationary wave can be written as y=Asin⁡(kx)cos⁡(ωt)y = A \sin(kx) \cos(\omega t).

The term Asin⁡(kx)A \sin(kx) gives the amplitude of oscillation for a particle at position xx.

Between two consecutive nodes, the value of kxkx lies in the interval (nπ,(n+1)π)(n\pi, (n+1)\pi). In this region, the sign of sin⁡(kx)\sin(kx) remains the same. Hence, all particles located between two consecutive nodes oscillate in phase.

When crossing a node, the sign of sin⁡(kx)\sin(kx) changes, which means particles in adjacent loops oscillate out of phase by π\pi.

Since the sign of sin⁡(kx)\sin(kx) alternates for consecutive loops, particles in alternate loops (and thus alternate antinodes) have the same sign and oscillate in phase.
Practice Wave Motion and Waves on a String on Quantrex Academy →

More from Wave Motion and Waves on a String

A wave pulse travelling on a string at a speed of 40 cm s^ -1 in the negative x… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A wave travelling on a string stretched along the X -axis has an equation given by y =… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A wave travelling on a string stretched along the X -axis has an equation given by y =… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A wave travelling on a string stretched along the X -axis has an equation given by y =… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A wave travelling on a string stretched along the X -axis has an equation given by y =… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A stretched string carries a wave in the positive x -direction with a wave speed of v .… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]A pulse travelling on a string is described by the function y = (a^3)/((x - vt)^2 + a^2)… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]The figure displays a wave pulse at t = 0 . The pulse travels to the right with a speed… Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] Full Wave Motion and Waves on a String list All Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] PYQs