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Q53MHT CET 2024 · 9 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

A sonometer wire is in unison with a tuning fork of frequency ' nn ' when it is stretched by a weight of specific gravity ' dd '. When the weight is completely immersed in water, ' xx ' beats are produced per second, then

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Answer: (b)

  1. In water the tension falls to Td−1dT\dfrac{d-1}{d}, so the frequency drops to n−xn - x (that gives xx beats with the fork).
  2. n∝T⇒n−xn=d−1dn \propto \sqrt{T} \Rightarrow \dfrac{n-x}{n} = \sqrt{\dfrac{d-1}{d}}
  3. nn−x=dd−1\dfrac{n}{n-x} = \sqrt{\dfrac{d}{d-1}}
  4. So the answer is (b).
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