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QJEEM19Phe9cd: JEE Main 2019 Physics - Class 11 JEEM19Phe9cd Solution: A resonance tube is old and has jagged end. It is still used in …

A resonance tube is old and has jagged end. It is still used in the laboratory to determine velocity of sound in air. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz produces first resonance when the tube is filled with water to a mark 11 cm below a reference mark, near the open end of the tube. The experiment is repeated with another fork of frequency 256 Hz which produces first resonance when water reaches a mark 27 cm below the reference mark. The velocity of sound in air, obtained in the experiment, is close to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 335 ms–1
  • B 328 ms–1
  • C 341 ms–1
  • D 322 ms–1

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In first resonance, length of air column =λ4= {\lambda \over 4} .

JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th January Evening Slot Physics - Waves Question 94 English Explanation

So, l1+e=λ4{l_1} + e = {\lambda \over 4} or 11×4+4e=λ11 \times 4 + 4e = \lambda

So, speed of sound is

⇒v=f1λ=512(44+4e)\Rightarrow v = {f_1}\lambda = 512(44 + 4e) ...... (i)

And in second case,

l1′+e=λ′4l{'_1} + e = {{\lambda '} \over 4} or 27×4+4e=λ′27 \times 4 + 4e = \lambda '

⇒v=f2λ′=256(108+4e)\Rightarrow v = {f_2}\lambda ' = 256(108 + 4e) ..... (ii)

Dividing both Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get

1=512(44+4e)256(108+4e)⇒e=51 = {{512(44 + 4e)} \over {256(108 + 4e)}} \Rightarrow e = 5 cm

Substituting value of e in Eq. (i), we get

Speed of sound v=512(44+4e)v = 512(44 + 4e)

=512(44+4×5)= 512(44 + 4 \times 5)

=512×64= 512 \times 64 cm s −- 1 = 327.68 ms −- 1 ≈\approx 328 ms −- 1

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