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Vibrations of Stretched Strings

ICSE · Class 11 · Physics

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Diagram of a string fixed at both ends vibrating in its fundamental mode (first harmonic), showing one loop, two nodes at the fixed ends, and one antinode at the center. The wavelength is twice the st
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In the 2nd mode of a string of length 1.2 m, where are the antinodes located from one end?

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0.3 m and 0.9 m

For p = 2, antinodes are at x = l/4 and 3l/4. With l = 1.2 m, these are 1.2/4 = 0.3 m and 3 × 1.2/4 = 0.9 m.

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3 marks

A tuning fork has frequencies that vary inversely as the square of prong length. If the prong length is reduced to half, by what factor does the frequency increase?

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4 times

Frequency varies inversely as the square of the prong length. If length becomes half, frequency becomes 1/(1/2)^2 = 4 times.

3multiple choice
3 marks

A string is 2.0 m long and vibrates in the 5th mode. What is the distance between consecutive nodes?

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0.4 m

In the pth mode, consecutive nodes are separated by l/p. Here l = 2.0 m and p = 5, so spacing = 2.0/5 = 0.4 m. This is also equal to λ/2.

4multiple choice
3 marks

If a stretched string under fixed tension has its vibrating length doubled, what happens to its frequency?

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It becomes half

By the law of length, n ∝ 1/l when tension and mass per unit length are constant. So doubling l makes n half.

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