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1. (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 12th April Morning Shift)

For a certain organ pipe, the first three resonance frequencies are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 respectively. If the frequency of fifth harmonic is 405   Hz and the speed of sound in air is 324   ms 1 the length of the organ pipe is _________ m .

Correct Answer is 1

Given that the first three resonance frequencies are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 , we can express them as follows:

f 1 = k f f 3 = 3 k f f 5 = 5 k f

Where k is a constant and f 1 , f 3 , and f 5 are the first, third, and fifth resonance frequencies, respectively. We are given that the frequency of the fifth harmonic is 405   Hz , so we can write:

f 5 = 5 k f = 405   Hz

Now we can solve for the constant k :

k = 405 5 = 81   Hz

We also know that the speed of sound in air is v = 324   ms 1 . The relationship between the speed of sound, the frequency, and the wavelength of a standing wave in a closed pipe can be expressed as follows:

v = f λ

Where λ is the wavelength of the wave. For the first harmonic in a closed pipe, the length of the pipe is equal to one-fourth of the wavelength:

L = 1 4 λ

We can now substitute the expression for the wavelength in terms of the length into the equation for the speed of sound:

v = f 1 4 L

Now, we can substitute the value of f 1 = k f = 81   Hz and the speed of sound v = 324   ms 1 into the equation:

324 = 81 × 4 L

Now we can solve for the length of the organ pipe L :

L = 324 81 × 4 = 324 324 = 1   m

The length of the organ pipe is 1   m .

2. (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift)

An organ pipe 40   cm long is open at both ends. The speed of sound in air is 360   ms 1 . The frequency of the second harmonic is ___________ Hz .

Correct Answer is 900

An organ pipe that is open at both ends resonates at all harmonics, including the fundamental (first harmonic), second harmonic, third harmonic, etc.

The frequency f of the n -th harmonic for a pipe open at both ends is given by:

f n = n v 2 L ,

where:

  • n is the number of the harmonic,
  • v is the speed of sound, and
  • L is the length of the pipe.

To find the frequency of the second harmonic ( n = 2 ), we can substitute the given values into the formula:

f 2 = 2 × 360 2 × 0.4 = 900 Hz .

Therefore, the frequency of the second harmonic is 900 Hz .

3. (JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift)

In an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube, the first resonance is observed when the air column has a length of 20.0 cm for a tuning fork of frequency 400 Hz is used. The velocity of the sound at room temperature is 336 ms 1. The third resonance is observed when the air column has a length of _____________ cm.

Correct Answer is 104

400 = v 4 ( L 1 + e ) ..... (i)

400 = 5 v 4 ( L 2 + e ) ..... (ii)

L 1 + e = λ 4 = 21 cm

L 2 + e = 5 λ 4 = 105 cm

e = 1 cm & L2 = 104 cm

4. (JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift)

A tunning fork of frequency 340 Hz resonates in the fundamental mode with an air column of length 125 cm in a cylindrical tube closed at one end. When water is slowly poured in it, the minimum height of water required for observing resonance once again is ___________ cm.

(Velocity of sound in air is 340 ms 1)

Correct Answer is 50

Given 340 = n 4 × 125 v

n = 5

So λ = 100 cm

So minimum height is λ 2 = 50 cm

5. (JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift)

The first overtone frequency of an open organ pipe is equal to the fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ pipe is 20 cm. The length of the open organ pipe is _____________ cm.

Correct Answer is 80

texatom> 2 × ( V 2 L 0 ) = ( V 4 L c )

L 0 = 4 L c

= 4 × 20

= 80 cm