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The wavelength of two waves are 50 and 51 cm respectively. If the temperature of the room is 20°C then what will be the number of beats produced per second by these waves,

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The wavelength of two waves are 50 and 51 cm respectively. If the temperature of the room is 20°C then what will be the number of beats produced per second by these waves, when the speed of sound at 0°C is 332 m/s?

Options

  • 24

  • 14

  • 10 

  • none of these

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Solution

14

Explanation:

λ1 = 50 cm     λ2 = 51 cm.

v ∝ `sqrt"T"` ⇒ `"v"_1/"v"_2=sqrt("T"_2/"T"_1)=sqrt((273+20)/273)`

⇒ v2 = 319.23

v1 = `"v"_2/lambda_1=319.23/0.50` = 640 Hz.

v2 = `"v"_2/lambda_2=319.23/(51xx10^-2)` 

=  625.94 = 626 Hz.

No. of beats = v2 - v1 = 14 Hz.

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