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A stretched string of length , linear density and tension is fixed at both ends. It is sounded near a pipe of length that is closed at one end, in air where the speed of sound is . Choose the correct statement(s).
- A. The fundamental frequencies of the string and of the pipe are equal.
- B. The second harmonic of the string also resonates with a mode of the pipe.
- C. If the tension in the string is made four times larger, no harmonic of the string can resonate with any mode of the pipe.
- D. If the air temperature rises so that the speed of sound becomes , the fundamental of the pipe and of the string (unchanged) produce beats.
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Answer: A, C, D
String: , so . Closed pipe: . (A) Both fundamentals are : true. (B) The string's second harmonic is , an even multiple of , which a closed pipe cannot sustain: false. (C) With the wave speed doubles and , always an even multiple of , while the pipe supports only odd multiples: no match, true. (D) The pipe fundamental becomes , giving beats with the string's : true. The key idea is that a closed pipe supports only odd harmonics of its fundamental while a string supports all harmonics, so coincidences require the string frequencies to include odd multiples.
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