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Organ Pipes & Resonance Tube

The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe of length LL is equal to the second overtone of a pipe open at both the ends of length (XL). The value of X is (Neglect end correction)

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Answer: (c)

  1. Closed pipe fundamental: nc=v4Ln_c = \frac{v}{4L}.
  2. Open pipe second overtone (3rd harmonic): no=3v2(XL)n_o = \frac{3v}{2(XL)}.
  3. v4L=3v2XL⇒2XL=12L⇒X=6\frac{v}{4L} = \frac{3v}{2XL} \Rightarrow 2XL = 12L \Rightarrow X = 6
  4. So the answer is (c) 6.
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