Reflection of Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

When a transverse wave on a string is reflected from the free end, the phase change produced is ..............

(a) zero rad

(b) ` pi/2 ` rad

(c) `(3pi)/4` rad

(d) `pi`  rad

Explain why (or how) The shape of a pulse gets distorted during propagation in a dispersive medium.

In the arrangement shown in figure  , the string has a mass of 4⋅5 g. How much time will it take for a transverse disturbance produced at the floor to reach the pulley? Take g = 10 m s⁻².

Consider the following statements about sound passing through a gas.
(A) The pressure of the gas at a point oscillates in time.
(B) The position of a small layer of the gas oscillates in time.

Figure shows a plot of the transverse displacements of the particles of a string at t = 0 through which a travelling wave is passing in the positive x-direction. The wave speed is 20 cm s⁻¹. Find (a) the amplitude, (b) the wavelength, (c) the wave number and (d) the frequency of the wave.

A 660 Hz tuning fork sets up vibration in a string clamped at both ends. The wave speed for a transverse wave on this string is 220 m s⁻¹ and the string vibrates in three loops. (a) Find the length of the string. (b) If the maximum amplitude of a particle is 0⋅5 cm, write a suitable equation describing the motion.

The equation of a standing wave, produced on a string fixed at both ends, is
\[y = \left( 0 \cdot 4  cm \right)  \sin  \left[ \left( 0 \cdot 314  {cm}^{- 1} \right)  x \right]  \cos  \left[ \left( 600\pi  s^{- 1} \right)  t \right]\]
What could be the smallest length of the string?

A circular loop of string rotates about its axis on a frictionless horizontal place at a uniform rate so that the tangential speed of any particle of the string is ν.  If a small transverse disturbance is produced at a point of the loop, with what speed (relative to the string) will this disturbance travel on the string?