A hollow cylinder with both sides open generates a frequency $f$ in air. When the cylinder vertically immersed into water by half its length the frequency will be

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(i) $\frac{\lambda}{2} = l \Rightarrow \lambda = 2l$
$v = \frac{v}{2l}$
(ii) $\frac{\lambda}{4} = \frac{l}{2}$
$\lambda = \frac{4l}{2} = 2l$
$	herefore v = \frac{v}{2l},$ the same frequency

Q. A hollow cylinder with both sides open generates a frequency $f$ in air. When the cylinder vertically immersed into water by half its length the frequency will be

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