JEE Advance - Physics (2010 - Paper 2 Offline - No. 6)

A hollow pipe of length 0.8 m is closed at one end. At its open end a 0.5 m long uniform string is vibrating in its second harmonic and it resonates with the fundamental frequency of the pipe. If the tension in the wire is 50 N and the speed of sound is 320 ms−1, the mass of the string is
5 grams
10 grams
20 grams
40 grams

Explanation

The fundamental mode in a pipe closed at one end and the second harmonic in a string are shown in the figure.

IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 35 English Explanation

Fundamental frequency of a hollow pipe closed at one end is

$${\upsilon _p} = {v \over {4L}}$$

where, v = speed of sound, L = length of a pipe

Frequency of second harmonic of a string is

$${\upsilon _s} = {2 \over {2l}}\sqrt {{T \over \mu }} = {1 \over l}\sqrt {{T \over \mu }} $$

where, T = tension of the string, m = mass per unit length of the string, l = length of the string

$${\upsilon _s} = {1 \over l}\sqrt {{T \over {{m \over l}}}} = {1 \over l}\sqrt {{{Tl} \over m}} = \sqrt {{T \over {ml}}} $$ ...... (i)

where m is the mass of the string

According to given problem, $${\upsilon _p} = {\upsilon _s}$$

$$\therefore$$ $${v \over {4L}} = \sqrt {{T \over {ml}}} $$ or $$m = {{16{L^2}T} \over {{v^2}l}}$$

Substituting the given values, we get

$$m = {{16 \times {{(0.8)}^2} \times (50)} \over {{{(320)}^2} \times 0.5}} = 0.01$$ kg = 10 gram

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