Q. A closed Prgan pipe and an open organ pipe of same length produce 2 beats/second while vibrating in their fundamental modes. The length of the open organ pipe is halved and that of closed pipe is doubled. Then the number of beats produced per second while vibrating in the fundamental mode is

A) 2
B) 6
C) 8
D) 7
Explanation

(d) $Given,\ f_{0} - f_{c} = 2\ \ \ \ \ \ldots(i)$
Frequency of fundamental mode for a closed organ pipe,
$f_{c} = \frac{v}{4L_{c}}$
Similarly frequency of fundamental mode an open orgen pipe,
$f_{0} = \frac{v}{2L_{0}}$
Given $L_{c} = L_{0}$
$\Longrightarrow f_{0} = 2f_{c}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ldots(ii)$
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
$f_{0} = 4Hz$
And $f_{c} = 2Hz$
When the length of the open pipe is halved, its frequency of fundamental mode is
$f_{0}^{'} = \frac{v}{2\left\lbrack \frac{L_{0}}{2} \right\rbrack}$
$= 2f_{0} = 2 \times 4Hz = 8Hz$
When the length of the closed pipe is doubled, its frequency of fundamental mode is
$f_{0}^{'} = \frac{v}{4\left( 2L_{c} \right)}$
$= \frac{1}{2}f_{c} = \frac{1}{2} \times 2 = 1Hz$
Hence, number of beats produced per second is
$f_{0}^{'} = f^{'} = 8 - 1 = 7$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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