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Standing waves
Question

An air column, closed at one end and open at the other, resonates with a tuning fork when the smallest length of the column is 50cm. The next larger length of the column resonating with the same tuning fork is

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Solution

From figure, First harmonic is obtained at

 

l=λ4=50 cm

Third harmonic is obtained for resonance,

l'=3λ4=3×50=150 cm

 

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