Gr11 Rev Ch06 01 QnA
Gr11 Rev Ch06 01 QnA
Gr11 Rev Ch06 01 QnA
G11-C06-Q01-D: Calculations.
1. If the distance between two consecutive nodes of a stationary wave in a stretched string is 0.5 m, (i)
find the distance between two successive antinodes; (ii) find the distance between a node and the nearest
antinodes.
2. Find the frequencies of the first three harmonics of the longest string of length 1.98 m in a grand piano.
The velocity of the wave in it is 130 m s-1.
3. The wave velocity in the highest frequency violin string is 435 m s-1, and its length is 0.33 m. If a
violin player lightly touches the string at a point, which is at a distance /3 from one end, a node is
formed at that point. What is the lowest frequency that can now be produced by the string?
4. The highest and the lowest frequency strings of a piano are tuned to the fundamentals of fH = 4186 Hz
and fL = 32.8 Hz. Their lengths are 0.051 m and 1.98 m respectively. If the tension in these two strings
is the same, compare the masses per unit length of the two strings.
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5. The distance between two successive nodes of stationary waves produced in a stretched string is 0.4
m. Find the wavelength of that stationary wave. If the frequency is 105 Hz, what is the velocity of the
wave in the string?
6. If the mass of a string of 1 m length is 0.3 g and its tension is 48 N, find the fundamental frequency of
the string.
7. What is the tension required for a violin string to vibrate at the fundamental frequency of 440 Hz? The
length of the violin string is 33 cm, its diameter is 0.5 mm and the relative density of the string is 3.5.