Transverse Waves Multiple Questions and Answers.




1.The ratio of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in the helium gas at 300 K is?
A. √(2/7)
B. √(1/7)
C. √3/5
D. √6/5

2.The extension in a string, obeying Hooke’s law, is x. The speed of sound in the stretched string is v. If the extension in the spring is increased to 1.5x, the speed of sound will be?
A. 1.22v
B. 0.16v
C. 1.50v
D. 0.75v

3.A travelling wave in a stretched string is described by the equation y = Asin(kx-ωt). The maximum particle velocity is?
A. Aω
B. ω/k
C. dω/dk
D. x/t

4.A wave represented by the equation y=acos(kx-ωt) is superposed with another wave to form a stationary wave such that point x=0 is a node. The equation for the other wave is?
A. acos(kx-ωt)
B. -acos(kx-ωt)
C. -acos(kx+ωt)
D. -asin(kx-ωt)

5.A whistle giving out 450Hz approaches a stationary observer at a speed of 33m/s. The frequency heard by the observer in Hz is (speed of sound = 330m/s).
A. 409
B. 429
C. 517
D. 500

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