How many degrees of freedom the gas molecules have if, under STPSTP, the gas density ρ=1.3 kg/m3ρ=1.3 kg/m3 and the velocity of sound propagation in it is 330 ms−1330 ms−1?
1. 33
2. 55
3. 77
4. 88
Equation of the wave is given by y = 0.4 sin(314t - 3.14x), where x and y are in meter and t is in second. The speed of the wave is :
1. 50 m/s
2. 100 m/s
3. 314 m/s
4. 3.14 m/s
A plane progressive wave cannot be represented by
1. y = a sin (ωt ± kx) y = a sin (ωt ± kx)
2. y = a sin 2π(tT∓ xλ) y = a sin 2π(tT∓ xλ)
3. y = a sin 2πλ (Vt ∓ x)
4. y = A log x + B log x
The phase difference between the prongs of a tuning fork is :
1. 2π
2. 3π
3. π
4. 5π
The isothermal elasticity of a medium is Ei and the adiabatic elasticity in Ea. The velocity of sound in the medium is proportional to
1. Ei
2. Ea
3. √Ei
4. √Ea
When a wave is reflected from a denser medium the change in phase is :
1. 0
2. π
3. 2π
4. 3π
In a stationary wave along a string, the strain is:
1. zero at the antinodes
2. maximum at the antinodes
3. zero at the nodes
4. maximum at the nodes
A source of sound moves away with the velocity of sound from a stationary observer. The frequency of the sound heard by the observer:
1. remains the same
2. is doubled
3. is halved
4. becomes infinity
The longitudinal waves can travel :
1. only in liquids
2. only in solids
3. only in gases
4. In liquids, solids, and gases
The equation of a wave pulse travelling along x-axis is given by y=302+(x-20t)2, x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. The amplitude of the wave pulse is
1. 5 m
2. 20 m
3. 15 m
4. 30 m