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PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT # 14 (SOUND WAVE)

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1. Figure shows a parabolic graph between T and for a mixture of a gas undergoing an adiabatic
V
process. What is the ratio of vrms and speed of sound in the mixture ?
T
2T0

T0

(1/V0) (4/V0) (1/V)

3 2
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D) 3
2 3
2. A sound wave is propagating through a medium such that displacement v/s x graph is

S
x

Corresponding excess pressure v/s x graph will be

P
P

x x
(A) (B)

P P

x x
(C) (D)

3. If the velocity of sound in hydrogen at 27°C is 1200 ms–1, velocity of sound in oxygen at the same
temperature will be
(A) 3740 ms–1 (B) 300 ms–1 (C) 1000 ms–1 (D) 2000 ms–1
4. Spherical sound waves are emitted uniformly in all directions from a point source. The variation in
sound level SL as a function of distance r (> 0) from the source can be written as
where a and b are positive constant.
b
(A) SL = – b log ra (B) SL = a – b log r (C) SL = a – b (log r)2 (D) SL = a –
r2

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5. There is a long linear source of sound whose power is P and length is L. At point A, sound level is 80
dB. Then at point B sound level will be:

P = power

A
r
L
B
10 r

(A) 60 dB (B) 70 dB (C) 40 dB (D) 50 dB

6. S1 , S2 are two coherent sources of sound located along x - axis separated by 4 l where l is wavelength
of sound emitted by them . Number of maxima located on the elliptical boundary around it will be :

S1 S2
4l

(A) 16 (B) 12 (C) 8 (D) 4

7. If y1 = 5 (mm) sinpt is equation of oscillation of source S1 and y2 = 5 (mm) sin(pt + p/6) be that of S2
and it takes 1 sec and ½ sec for the transverse waves to reach point A from sources S1 and S2
respectively then the resulting amplitude at point A, is
A
S1 S2
(A) 5 2 + 3 mm (B) 5 3 mm (C) 5 mm (D) 5 2 mm
8. In the given figure two identical waves each of intensity I0; 1 and 2 are superimposed. The resulting
intensity is :
y
A 1 2

x
l
—
4

(A) I0 (B) 2 2I0 (C) 4I0 (D) 2I0

9. Plane sound waves of wavelength 0.12 m are incident on two narrow slits in a box with nonreflecting
walls, as shown. At a distance of 5.0 m from the center of the slits, a first-order maximum occurs at
point P, which is 3.0 m from the central maximum. The distance between the slits is most nearly :-

(A) 0.07 m (B) 0.09 m (C) 0.16 m (D) 0.20 m

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10. In the Kundts tube experiment (shown in fig. (i)), the rod is clamped at the end instead of clamping
it at the center as shown in fig. (ii). It is known that speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, powder piles
up at successive distance of 0.6 m and length of rod used is 1m, speed of sound in rod is
(i) Standard Kundt's tube (ii) Modified Kundt's tube

clamp clamp
rod movable piston rod movable piston

powder heap powder heap

(A) 550 m/s (B) 1100 m/s (C) 1200 m/s (D) 600 m/s
11. A vertical tube is completely filled with water. A small sound source of constant frequency is held
a little above the open upper end and water is run out from the lower end. A number of resonance
positions are detected. The first of these occurs when the water surface is 7cm below the top of the
tube and another occurs at 39cm. At which of the following distances should resonance also be
detected?
(A) 14cm (B) 18cm (C) 23cm (D) 31cm
12. A metal bar clamped at one end resonants in first and second overtone with frequencies f1 &
f2 respectively, then
(A) 3f2 = 5f1 (B) 3f1 = 5f2 (C) f2 = 2f1 (D) 2f2= f1
13. An open pipe 0.400 m in length is placed vertically in a cylindrical bucket and nearly touches the
bottom of the bucket which has an area of 0.100 m2. Water is slowly poured into the bucket until a
sounding tuning fork of frequency 440 Hz, held over the pipe, produces resonance. Find the mass of
water in the bucket at this moment. Take speed of sound in air as 330 m/s.
(A) 18.75 kg (B) 21.25 kg (C) 40.00 kg (D) 26.75 kg
14. AB is a cylinder of length 1.0 m filled with a thin flexible adibatic membrane C (see figure) at the
middle and two other thin flexible adiabatic membranes A and B at the ends. The portions AC and
BC contain hydrogen and oxygen gasses respectively at same pressure. Standing waves are setup in
two columns such that membrane A acts as antinode and B as node (speed of sound in oxygen is
330 m/s) The frequency of these vibrations for which the membrane C is a node is :
C
A B

(A) 330 Hz (B) 550 Hz (C) 1485 Hz (D) 660 Hz

15. An open pipe of sufficient length is dipping in water with a constant speed V vertically. If at any
instant 't', l is length of tube above water then the rate at which fundamental frequency of pipe
changes at this instant is (C is the speed of sound in air, v = particle velocity of medium at that
instant) :-

l
V

CV CV CV CV
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2l2 4l2 2v2t 2 4v 2 t 2

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16. A complex wave is represented by an expression of the form y ( t ) = 1sin wt + sin 3wt , where
2
2p
w= is the angular frequency and T is the period of the wave. Which of the following sketchs
T
best represent the wave ?
y(t) y(t) y(t) y(t)

t t t t
(A) (B) (C) (D)

17. A wall is moving with velocity u and a source of sound moves with velocity
u/2 in the same direction as shown in figure. Assuming that the sound u
travels with velocity 10 u. The ratio of incident sound wavelength on the
wall to the reflected sound wavelength by the wall, is equal to (assume u/2
S
observer for reflected sound is at rest) :
(A) 9 : 11 (B) 11 : 19 (C) 4 : 5 (D) 5 : 4
18. A train approaching a hill at a speed of 40 km/hr sounds a whistle of frequency 580 Hz when it is at
a distance of 1 km from hill. A wind with a speed of 40 km/hr is blowing in the direction of motion
of the train. Find the frequency of the whistle as heard by an observer on the hill.(Velocity of sound
in air = 1,200 km/hr.) :-
(A) 599 Hz (B) 699 Hz (C) 499 Hz (D) 799 Hz
19. A small source S of mass m starts moving with velocity 40 m/s towards a detector D of same mass
m on a frictionless surface AB as shown in the figure. The frequency received by the detector as a
function of time in the time interval 0 £ t £ 16 s is: [Assume all collisions to be elastic]. Take
vs = 340 m/s.
t=0
S D

A B
160m 160m

f f

(A) (B)
4 8 12 16 4 8 12 16
t t

f f

(C) (D)
4 8 12 16 4 8 12 16
t t

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20. Sound wave in form of sine wave is travelling along +x axis , DP - x graph is shown. Choose
correct options.

DP
C
A B x

(A) Particle on just left side of A and just right side of A are moving in opposite directions.
(B) Speed of particle on just left of A is less than that on right of A.
(C) Particles on just left and just right of B have opposite direction of motion.
(D) Particles on just left and just right of C are moving in same direction
21. A metal rod of length 75 cm is clamped at two points as shown in figure. One clamp is at an end and
other is at 15 cm from other end. The Young s modulus of elasticity and density of the rod are Y =
1.6 × 1011 N/m2 and p = 2.5 gm/cc respectively.

60cm 15cm
(A) the rod will resonate if it is given longitudinal vibrations of frequency 13.33 kHz.
(B) the rod will resonate if it is given longitudinal vibrations of frequency 40 kHz.
(C) during resonance the number of complete loops between clamps may be 6.
(D) the maximum wavelength corresponding to vibrations of the rod is 60 cm.
22. A source of sound of single frequency n0 flies along a straight line which is at a finite distance from
the observer. Then the observer hears
(A) a frequency n0 at the instant when the source is nearest to him
(B) a frequency greater than n0 the instant when the source is nearest to him
(C) a frequency n0 at an instant later than the instant of nearest position of the source
(D) the variation of frequency with time is linear.
23. In the given arrangement a source is placed at the fixed end of the spring with spring constant 100
N/m and the receiver is attached to the moving end of the spring, which in turn is connected to a box
of mass 4kg, which is oscillating horizontally with an amplitude of oscillation 2m. If the source
emits a frequency of 990 Hz then (speed of sound = 330 m/s) :-

k receiver
source M

(A) maximum frequency received by the receiver is 990 Hz

(B) minimum frequency received by the receiver is 990 Hz
(C) frequency band width received by the receiver is 960 Hz - 1020 Hz
(D) maximum and minimum frequencies are received at the extreme position.

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Paragraph for Question nos. 24 & 25

Two coherent in phase point sources of wave S1 and S2 produce wave of wavelength 2 cm. Each
circular arc represents wavefront and is separated from next arc by a distance 1 cm. Both the waves
propagate through the medium and interfere with each other. Bold circular lines denote wavefront
of source S1 and dotted circular lines denote wavefront of source S2. Assume the following questions.
K L
W
J M
I R V E
N
H Q U D
O
Y T C
G P B
F A
r r
S1 S2
24. How many of the points shown in the figure represent constructive interference ?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
25. The points of destructive interference will occur at
(A) F and R (B) G and P (C) G and F (D) F and P
Paragraph for Questions 26 to 28
A tube of air 2 feet in length has a pressure versus distance graph as shown at t=0. It is vibrating in
one of its allowed standing wave modes.
high
pressure

normal
pressure

low
pressure
0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0
Distance in feet

26. The tube has

(A) both ends open (B) both ends closed
(C) left end open, right end closed (D) left end closed, right end open
27. Which standing wave is this ?
(A) fundamental (B) second harmonic (C) second q vertex (D) first overtone
28. Which of the following graphs of molecular displacement vs horizontal distance corresponds to the
above pressure graph.
50 50
Displacement

Displacement

0 0

(A) (B)
-50 -50
0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0
Distance Distance

50 50
Displacement
Displacement

0 0

(C) (D)
-50 -50
0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0 0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0
Distance Distance

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Paragraph for Question. 29 to 31

In an organ pipe (may be closed or open) of length 1m standing wave is setup, whose equation for
2p
longitudinal displacement is given by x = (0.1 mm) cos (y) cos (400) t where y is measured
0.8
from the top of the tube in meters and t in second.

29. The upper end and the lower ends of the tube are respectively:
(A) open – closed (B) closed – open (C) open – open (D) closed – closed
30. The air column is vibrating in
(A) First overtone (B) Second overtone (C) Third harmonic (D) Fundamental mode
31. Equation of the standing wave in terms of excess pressure is (Bulk modulus of air B = 5 × 105 N/m2)
2p 2p
(A) Pex = (125 pN/m2) sin (y) cos (400 t) (B) Pex = (125 p N/m2) cos (y) sin (400 t)
0.8 0.8

2p 2p
(C) Pex = (225 pN/m2) sin (y) cos (200 t) (D) Pex = (225 pN/m2) cos (y) sin (200 t)
0.8 0.8
Paragraph for question nos. 32 to 34
A turning fork is mounted on a movable trolley. A microphone connected to an oscilloscope is
mounted on another movable trolley. The oscilloscope can be used to plot the graph of sine wave,
and thus find the equation of the sound wave detected by the microphone. In case-I, both the trolleys
are stationary. In case-II, the trolley with the tuning fork moves towards the microphone. The
microphone is stationary. In case-III, the trolley with the tuning fork is stationary, but the trolley
with microphone moves towards the tuning fork.
The person who is making observation was a little careless. He writes 3 correct equations for the
detected wave, but forget which wave belongs to which case. The 3 detected waves are :
æ 31p ö
pA = p0 sin ç x - 527 pt ÷
è 20 ø
æ 8px ö
pB = p0 sin ç - 512pt ÷
è 5 ø
æ 31px ö
pC = p0 sin ç - 496pt ÷
è 20 ø
32. Choose the correct matching
(A) I ® B, II ® A, III ® C (B) I ® B, II ® C, III ® A
(C) I ® A, II ® C, III ® B (D) I ® C, II ® B, III ® A
33. The velocity of the trolley in case-II is
(A) 10 m/s (B) 20 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 12 m/s
34. The velocity of the trolley in case-III is
(A) 10 m/s (B) 20 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 12 m/s

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35. A ball of radius R = 100 cm is located in the way of propagation of a plane sound wave. The sonic
wavelength is l = 2 cm, the frequency is n = 100p Hz, the pressure oscillation amplitude in air is
(Dp)m = 4 Pa. Find the mean energy flow rate (in watt), averaged over an oscillation period, reaching
the surface of the ball. Take density of air 1 kg/m3.
36. Two point sound sources S1 and S2 are both of same power and send out sound waves in the same
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phase. The wavelength of both the waves is m. The intensity due to S2 alone at D is 25 W/m2.
5
The resultant intensity at D is I. Find I (in W/m2).

s1

3km

s2 4km D

37. B is a source of sound of frequency 300 Hz. A and B collide head on. If the coefficient of
restitution is 1/2 and velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, find the ratio of frequency appearing
to A before collision and after collision.

38. A bus B is moving with a velocity VB in the positive x-direction (along road). A shooter S is at
a distance l from the road. He has a detector which can detect signals only of frequency
1500 Hz. The bus blows horn of frequency 1000 Hz. When the detector detects a signal the
shooter immediately shoots towards the road along line SC and bullet hits the bus. Find the
680
velocity (in m/s) of bullet if velocity of sound in air is V = 340 m/s and VB = m / s . Neglect
3 3
effect of gravity on bullet.

C
VB
B X

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39. In a resonance column apparatus, first resonance is obtained when the water filling beaker (of
cylindrical shape) is just empty as shown. The water filling beaker is lowered down and it is seen
that second resonance is obtained when beaker is filled upto brim. The wavelength of sound is given
a
by m. Find the value of a.
10
2cm

4cm
10cm

40. A tuning fork of known frequency is held at the open end of a long tube which is dipped into water
as shown in the figure. The tuning fork of frequency 165 Hz resonates when air columns have
length l1 = 50 ± 0.5 cm and l2 = 150 ± 0.1 cm. If the speed of sound in air is [330 ± a (0.99)] m/s
then the value of a is ________

41. The fundamental frequency of an open pipe would be independent of small variation in temperature
h
at a temperature T0 = , where a is the coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the
14a
tube. Fill the value of h in OMR sheet.
42. The equation of a longitudinal standing wave due to superposition of the progressive waves produced
by two sources of sound is s = – 20 sin 10 px sin 100 pt where s is the displacement from mean
position measured in mm ; x is in metres and t in seconds. The specific gravity of the medium is
10–3. Find minimum distance between pressure antinode and the displacement antinode. If your
answer is x (in cm) fill x.
43. There is a source of sound (a tuning fork) moving towards a reflecting wall with a speed of 30 m/s.
The velocity of the sound in air is 330 m/s and the frequency of the tuning fork is 600 Hz. The
observer is between the source and the wall and is moving with velocity v1 towards the wall. The
beat frequency heard by the observer is 4 Hz.
If the tuning fork is now filed, the frequency of beats heard by man becomes 8 Hz. By what factor
does the frequency of tuning fork increases.
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44. Two electric trains run at the same speed of v = 90 km/hr along a straight track one after the other
with an interval of l = 2.0 km between them. At the instant when they are located symmetrically
relative to point A at a distance of b = 1.0 km from the track (figure) both trains give a brief sound
signal of the same frequency of n = 50 Hz. What will the number of beats heard per second at point
A when the vibrations produced by the signals arrive at it ? The speed of sound is v = 350 m/s.
Round off to nearest integer.

45. A point isotropic sonic source of sound power 1 milli watts emits sound of frequency 170 Hz in all directions.
(a) Find the distance of a point from the source where the loudness level is 60 dB. [Take vs = 340 m/s]
(b) It is known that at some moment t = 0, the displacement of air particles at a certain point 4 m away
from the source is A. The amplitude of oscillation at this point is known to be 2A. Find the displacement
of air particles in terms of A, at a point 55 m away from the source at the moment t = 0. Consider
displacement of particles to be positive if it is away from the source.
46. A shock wave is the region of an elevated pressure propagating in the positive direction of the axis
at a high velocity v. At the moment of arrival of the wave, the pressure abruptly increases. This
dependence is plotted in figure. Determine the velocity u acquired by a wedge immediately after the
shock front passes through it. The mass of the wedge is m, and its size is shown in figure. Friction
should be neglected, and the velocity acquired by the wedge should be assumed to be much lower
than the velocity of the wave (u << v).

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47. A source of sound is moving along a circular orbit of radius 3m with an angular velocity of
10 rad/s. A sound detector located far away from the source is executing linear SHM along the line
BD with an amplitude BC=CD=6m. The frequency of oscillation of the detector is 5/p per second.
The source is at the point A when the detector is at the point B. If the source emits a continuous
sound wave of frequency 340Hz, find the maximum & minimum frequencies recorded by the detector.
(Vsound=330m/s)

48. A source of frequency 175 Hz is placed between a man and a wall at the same height of
person's ear. Find the velocity v (assume v << c) of the source with which it should approach
the wall such that person will detect 3 beats per second. [Take velocity of sound c = 350 m/s]
49. cylinder ABC consists of two chambers 1 and 2 which contain two different gases.The wall C is
rigid but the wall A and B are in thin diaphragms.A vibrating tuning fork approaches the wall A
with velocity u = 20 m/s and the air column in chambers (1) and (2) vibrate with the minimum
frequency such that a node is formed at B. a) Identify the harmonics in each chamber. b) Find the
fundamental frequency of the air columns. c) Find thefrequency of the tuning fork.

ASSIGNMENT ANSWER KEY

1. Ans. (B) 2. Ans. (D) 3. Ans. (B) 4. Ans. (B) 5. Ans. (B) 6. Ans. (A)
7. Ans. (C) 8. Ans. (D) 9. Ans. (D) 10. Ans. (B) 11. Ans. (C) 12. Ans. (A)
13. Ans. (B) 14. Ans. (D) 15. Ans. (B) 16. Ans. (B) 17. Ans. (A) 18. Ans. (A)
19. Ans. (D) 20. Ans. (B,C,D) 21. Ans. (A,B,C,D) 22. Ans. (B, C) 23. Ans. (C)
24. Ans. (C) 25. Ans. (A) 26. Ans. (B) 27. Ans. (A) 28. Ans. (D) 29. Ans. (A)
30. Ans. (B) 31. Ans. (A) 32. Ans. (D) 33. Ans. (A) 34. Ans. (B) 35. Ans. 4
36. Ans. 61 W/m2 37. Ans.1.15 38. Ans.136 39. Ans. 8 40. Ans. 2
41. Ans. 7 42. Ans. 5 43. Ans. 2 44. Ans. 5
250 4A p abc
45. Ans. (a) r = m, (b) – 46. Ans. 0
p 55 2mv
47. Ans. max. = 442 , min. = 255] 48. Ans.3
49. Ans. (a) 3rd harmonic of 1st and 11th harmonic of 2nd (b) 1650 z (c) 1555.7 Hz

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