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A sonometer wire of length 114 cm is fixed at the both the ends. Where should the two bridges be placed so as to divide the wire into three segments whose fundamental frequencies are in the ratio 1:3:4?

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  1. at 36 cm and 84 cm from one end

  2. at 24 cmand 72 cm from one end

  3. at 48 cm and 96 cm from one end

  4. at 72 cm and 96 cm from one end

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Correct Option: D

If the length of the wire of a sonometer is halved the value of resonant frequency will get:

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  1. doubled

  2. halved

  3. four times

  4. eight times

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$ f=\dfrac{1}{2e}\sqrt{\dfrac{t}{\mu }}$
$f\alpha \dfrac{1}{l}$
$\therefore \dfrac{f _{1}}{f _{2}}=\dfrac{l _{2}}{l _{2}}=\dfrac{1}{2}$
$\Rightarrow f _{2} = 2f _{1}$
$\therefore $ frequency is doubled 

A string vibrates in n loops, when the linear mass density is w gm/cm. If the string should vibrate in (n+2) loops, the new wire should have linear mass density:

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  1. less than w

  2. more than w

  3. equal to w

  4. equal to w/2

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The frequency of vibration in a sonometer is given by $f=(1/2L) \sqrt(T/\mu)$

We also know that frequency is proportional to 1/ number of loops (n)

Thus, $n \alpha \sqrt(\mu)$

Larger n, larger should be the value of $\mu$

The correct option is (b)

$5\ beats/second$ are heard when a tuning fork is sounded with sonometer wire under tension, when the length of the sonometer wire is either $0.95\ m$ or $1\ m$. The frequency of the fork will be:

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  1. $195\ Hz$

  2. $150\ Hz$

  3. $300\ Hz$

  4. $251\ Hz$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When length is 0.95m

$v _1=\frac{v}{2\times 0.95}=\frac{v}{1.9}$
When length is 1m
$v _2=\frac{v}{2\times 1}=\frac{v}{2}$
$ v _1-v=5\quad v-v _2=5$
$ v _1-v _2=10$
$ \frac{v}{1.9}-\frac{v}{2}=10$
$\frac{0.1v}{3.8}=10$
$v=380m/s$
So, $v _1=200Hz , v _2=190Hz$
Then,
$v=195Hz$


A stone is hung in air from a wire, which is stretched over a sonometer. The bridges of the sonometer are 40 cm apart when the wire is in unison with a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz. When the stone is completely immersed in water, the length between the bridges is 22 cm for re-establishing unison. The specific gravity of material of stone is 

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  1. $
    \sqrt {\dfrac{{\left( {40} \right)^2 }}
    {{\left( {40} \right)^2 - \left( {22} \right)^2 }}}
    $

  2. $
    \dfrac{{\left( {40} \right)^2 }}
    {{\left( {40} \right)^2 - \left( {22} \right)^2 }}
    $

  3. $
    \dfrac{{40}}
    {{40 - 22}}
    $

  4. $
    \sqrt {\dfrac{{40}}
    {{40 - 22}}}
    $

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Correct Option: B

The length of a sonometer wire is $0.75\ m$ and density $9\times 10^3  k/m^3$It can bear a stress of $8.1\times 10^8 N/m^2$ with out exceeding the elastic limit The fundamental frequency that can be produced in the wire,is 

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  1. $200\ Hz$

  2. $150\ Hz$

  3. $600\ Hz$

  4. $450\ Hz$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Given, $Length=0.75m,density=9\times 10^3k/m^3,Stress=8.1\times10^8N/m^2$

Let the area of the wire be A.

So, $Stress=8.1\times10^8\Rightarrow Density=\dfrac{mass}{volume},mass=Density\times volume$

$=9\times10^3(0.75\times A)=9\times10^3 l\times A$ Where l is the length

$Mass=6.75\times10^3\times A\Rightarrow C=\sqrt{\dfrac{T}{mass/unit}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{8.1 \times 10^8(A)}{\dfrac{6.75\times10^3\times A}{0.75}}}=300m/s$

$f=\dfrac{c}{2l}=\dfrac{300}{1.5}=200Hz$

The fundamental frequency in a stretched string is $100\space Hz$. To double the frequency, the tension in it must be changed to 

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  1. $T _2 = 2T _1$

  2. $T _2 = 4T _1$

  3. $T _2 = T _1$

  4. $T _2 = \displaystyle\frac{T _1}{4}$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fundamental frequency $\nu \propto \sqrt{T}$.
So, $\dfrac{\nu}{\nu'}=\sqrt{\dfrac{T}{T'}}\Rightarrow \dfrac{T}{T'}=\left(\dfrac{\nu}{\nu'}\right)^2=\dfrac{1}{4}$ 
$\Rightarrow T'=4T$. 

A sonometer wire supports a $4\ kg$ load and vibrates in fundamental mode with a tuning fork of frequency $426\ Hz.$ The length of the wire between the bridges is now doubled. In order to maintain fundamental mode, the load should be changed to 

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  1. $1\ kg$

  2. $2\ kg$

  3. $8\ kg$

  4. $16\ kg$

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Correct Option: D

The density of the material of a wire used in sonometer is $7.5 \times 10 ^ { 5 } \mathrm { kg } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$  If the stress on the wire is $3.0 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm { N } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$ the speed of transverse wave in the wire will be-

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  1. $100$ $\mathrm { m } / \mathrm { s }$

  2. $20$ $m / s$

  3. $300$ $m / s$

  4. $400$ $m / s$

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Correct Option: A

The total mass of a sonometer wire remains constant. On increasing the distance between two bridges to four times, its frequency will become

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  1. $0.25\space times$

  2. $0.5\space times$

  3. $4\space times$

  4. $2\space times$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$f=\dfrac{1}{2L} \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{m}}$
if $L'=4L$
$f'=\dfrac{1}{8L} \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{m}}=\dfrac{1}{4}\dfrac{1}{2L} \sqrt{\dfrac{T}{m}}=\dfrac{1}{4} f$
Option "A" is correct.