JEE Main 2019 — Waves and Sound Question with Solution
JEE Main 2019 (10 Jan Shift 2)
Question
A closed organ pipe has a fundamental frequency of . The number of overtones that can be distinctly heard by a person with this organ pipe will be Assume that the highest frequency a person can hear is ).
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
For a closed organ pipe, the resonate frequency(harmonics) is an odd multiple of the fundamental frequency.
Therefore, , where
fundamental frequency
Then,
The total number of overtones that can be heard is . ( harmonic to harmonic. )
Practice this on the real CBT interface
Solve this JEE Main question (and the rest of the Waves and Sound chapter) on PrepSharp's TCS iON-style CBT player — with timer, bookmarks and session analytics.
Solve interactively →About this question
This is a previous-year question from JEE Main 2019, covering the Waves and Sound chapter of Physics. PrepSharp catalogues every PYQ from JEE Main with a verified answer key and step-by-step solution prepared by IIT alumni — so you can search by chapter, topic or year and revise efficiently.