OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
PHYSICS- XI
Q.1- A particle executing S. H. M. along st. line has a velocity of 4ms -1, when at a distance of 3 m from its
mean position and 3 ms-1, when at a distance of 4 m form it. Find the time it takes to travel 2.5 m from the
positive extremity of its oscillation. Ans- [1.048 sec]
Q.2- A man stands on a weighing machine placed on a horizontal platform. The machine reads 50 kg. By
mean of a suitable mechanism, the platform is made to execute harmonic vibrations up and down with a
frequency of 2 vibrations per second. What will be the effect on the reading of the weighing machine?
The amplitude of vibration of platform is 5 cm. Take g = 10 ms-2.
Ans- [10.5 Kgf], [89.5 Kgf]
Q.3- A particle executes S.H.M. of amplitude a. At what distance from the mean position is its K.E. equal to
its P.E.? Ans- [.719]
Q.4- A pendulum clock normally shows correct time. On an extremely cold day, its length decreases by 0.2 %.
Compute the error in time per day. Ans- [86.4 sec]
Q.5- What is the frequency of a second pendulum in an elevator moving up with an acceleration of g/2?
Ans- [.612 s-1]
Q.6- What is the percentage change in the time period, if the length of simple pendulum increases by 3%.
Ans- [1.5%]
Q.7- A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions in the same direction having equal amplitude and
equal frequency. If the resultant amplitude is equal to the amplitude of individual motions, what is the
phase difference between the motions? Ans- [2π/3 radian]
Q.8- The frequency of oscillation of a mass m suspended by a spring is υ 1. If the length of the spring is cut to
one-half, the same mass oscillates with frequency υ2. Determine the value of υ2/υ1. Ans- [√2]
Q.9- The periodic time of a mass suspended by a spring (force constant K) is T. If the spring is cut in three
equal pieces, what will be the force constant of each part? If the same mass be suspended from one piece,
what will be the periodic time? Ans- [T/√3]
Q.10- The displacement of a harmonic oscillator is given by x = α sinωt + β cosωt. What is the amplitude of
the oscillation? Ans- [√α2 + β2]
Q.11- A particle is moving in S.H.M. in a straight line. When the distance of the particle from equilibrium
position has values x1 and x2, the corresponding values of velocities are u 1 and u2. Show that the time
period of vibration is- T=2π ¿1/2
Q.12- In a sonometer experiment, resonance is obtained when the experimental wire has a length of 21 cm
between the bridge and vibrations are excited by a fork of frequency 256 Hz. If fork of frequency 384 hz.
is used, what will be the change in the resonance length . Ans- [7 cm]
Q.13- Find at what temperature the velocity of sound in air will be 3/2 times the velocity at 11°C.
Ans- [366°C]
Q.14- Find the temperature at which sound travels in hydrogen with the same velocity as in oxygen at 1000°C.
Density of oxygen is 16 times that of hydrogen. Ans- [-193.4°C]
Q.15- A stretched wire emits a fundamental note of 256 hertz. Keeping the stretching force constant and
reducing the length of the wire by 10 cm, the frequency becomes 320 hertz. Calculate the original length
of the wire. Ans- [L= 50 cm]
Q.16- The length of a sonometer wire between two fixed ends is 110 cm. Where the two bridges should be
placed so as to divides the wire into three segments, whose fundamental frequencies are in the ratio 1:2:3?
Ans- [60 cm, 90 cm from zero end]
Q.17- At 16°C, two open end organ pipes, when sounded together produce 51 beats in 3 seconds. How many
beats per second will be produced, if the temperature rises to 51°C? (Neglect the increase in length of the
pipes). Ans- [18]
Q.18- The two parts of sonometer wire divided by a movable knife edge by 2 mm. And produce one beat per
second when sounded together. Find their frequencies if the whole length of the wire is one metre.
Ans- [249.5hz], [250.5 hz]
Q.19- Two tuning forks A and B give 9 beats in 3 seconds. A resounds with a closed column of air 15 cm long
B with an open column 30.5 cm long. Calculate their frequencies (neglect end correction).
Ans- [183 hz], [180 hz]
Q.20- Two tuning forks when sounded together produce 3 beats/sec. on loading one of them with a little wax,
20 beats are heart in 4 seconds. Find its frequency, if that of other is 386. Ans- [383]
