English

Answer in brief. For a stationary wave set up in a string having both ends fixed, what is the ratio of the fundamental frequency to the second harmonic?

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

Answer in brief.

For a stationary wave set up in a string having both ends fixed, what is the ratio of the fundamental frequency to the second harmonic?

Short/Brief Note
Advertisements

Solution

The fundamental is the first harmonic. As a result, the ratio of the fundamental frequency (n) to the second harmonic (n1) is 1 : 2.

shaalaa.com
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 6: Superposition of Waves - Exercises [Page 156]

APPEARS IN

Balbharati Physics [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 6 Superposition of Waves
Exercises | Q 2.4 | Page 156

RELATED QUESTIONS

Derive an expression for the equation of stationary wave on a stretched string.


A standing wave is produced in a tube open at both ends. The fundamental frequency is 300 Hz. What is the length of the tube? (speed of the sound = 340 m s-1).


What are stationary waves? Why are they called stationary waves? 


For a stationary wave set up in a string having both ends fixed, what is the ratio of the fundamental frequency to the third harmonic?


Two parallel SHMs have equations y1 = a1 sin(ωt + 2π) and y2 = a2 sin(ωt + 4π). The amplitude of the resultant is ______


A stretched string fixed at both ends has 'rrl nodes, then the length of the string will be ______.


A glass tube is open at both ends. A tuning fork of frequency f resonates with the air column inside the tube. Now the tube is placed vertically inside water so that half the length of the tube is filled with water. Now that air column inside the tube is in unison with another fork of frequency f, ____________.


A simple harmonic progressive wave is represented as y = 0.03 sin π(2t - 0.01x) m. At a given instant of time, the phase difference between two particles 25 m apart is ______.


Find the wrong statement from the following about the equation of stationary wave given by Y = 0.04 cos(πx) sin(50 πt) m where t is in second. Then for the stationary wave.


For the stationary wave,

y = 8sin(6.25πx) cos(96πt) metre, the distance between a node and the next antinode is ____________.


For stationary waves in the medium, ____________.


lf the length of a stretched string is shortened by 40 % and the tension is increased by 44%, then the ratio of the final and initial fundamental frequencies are ____________.


The wave described by y = 0.35 sin (27πt - 10πx), where x and y are in metre and tin second, is a wave travelling along the ______.


The correct statement about stationary waves is that ______


In a stationary wave all particles ______ 


The equation of a simple harmonic progressive wave travelling on a string is y = 8 sin (0.02x - 4t) cm. The speed of the wave is ______.


What is a stationary wave?


Phase difference between a node and an adjacent antinode in a stationary wave is ______.


A closed organ pipe (closed at one end) is excited to support the third overtone. It is found that air in the pipe has ______.


A string 120 cm long is fixed at one end. The other end is moved up and down with frequency 20 Hz. On a stationary wave 4 loops are formed. The speed of the progressive wave which moves along the string is ______.


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×