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A pipe of length is used in two ways, first closed at one end and then open at both ends. The speed of sound is ; neglect end corrections. Match the frequencies in List-I with the values in List-II.
List-I
(P) fundamental frequency of the closed pipe
(Q) frequency of the third overtone of the closed pipe
(R) fundamental frequency of the open pipe
(S) frequency of the second overtone of the open pipe
List-II
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
List-I
(P) fundamental frequency of the closed pipe
(Q) frequency of the third overtone of the closed pipe
(R) fundamental frequency of the open pipe
(S) frequency of the second overtone of the open pipe
List-II
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
- A. P→1, Q→5, R→2, S→4
- B. P→1, Q→3, R→2, S→4
- C. P→2, Q→5, R→1, S→4
- D. P→1, Q→5, R→2, S→3
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Answer: (A) P→1, Q→5, R→2, S→4
A closed pipe has a node at the closed end and an antinode at the open end, so only odd harmonics occur: for the -th overtone, with . (P) The fundamental is , so P→1. (Q) The third overtone is the th harmonic, , so Q→5 (the value is the third harmonic, i.e. the first overtone). An open pipe has all harmonics with . (R) The fundamental is , so R→2. (S) The second overtone is the third harmonic, , so S→4. The matching is P→1, Q→5, R→2, S→4.
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