JEE Main 2012 — Waves and Sound Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (26 May Online)
Question
An air column in a pipe, which is closed at one end, will be in resonance wtih a vibrating tuning fork of frequency if the length of the column in is (velocity of sound )
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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
Given : Frequency of tuning fork,
Length of column ?
For closed organ pipe
In case of closed organ pipe only odd harmonics are possible.
Therefore value of will be Hence option (b) i.e. is correct.
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