PHYSICS

Target
JEE Advanced 2016
CLASS : CC (ADVANCED)
WAVES
TEST NO. 27
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
m
Q.1
Two heavy bodies of mass 'm' and '3m' tied together with a light string of mass density
are dropped from a helicoper as shown. Aconstant air friction force 'F' acts on both of
them. If the length of the string is . Determine the time taken bya pulse to go from top

to bottom of the string.

[3]
(A)

(B)

2
F

(C)

4
F

(D)

2F

3m

Q.2

A steel wire of length 1 m and mass 1 gm and having a uniform cross-sectional area of 10 6 m2 is rigidly
fixed at both the ends. The temperature of the wire is lowered by 20C. If the transverse standing wave
are set up by plucking the string in the middle, the frequency of the fundamental mode of vibration is
(Ysteel = 2 1011 N/m2, steel = 1.21 105 /C)
[3]
(A) 110 Hz
(B) 1.1 Hz
(C) 1100 Hz
(D) 11 Hz

Q.3

A snapshot of a travelling wave is shown in figure-1 and a snapshot of a standing wave is shown in figure2. (Particles are at their respective extremes. The amplitude, frequency, and the speed of both the waves
is the same. The string in both the cases is identical). If the energy per unit length of system at point Ain
x1
figure-1, is x1 and that in figure-2 is x2. What is value of x ?
2

(A) 2 : 1
Q.4

Q.5

Fig.-1

Fig.-2

(B) 1 : 2

(C) 1 : 1

(D) 3 : 1

3A 22 S
The mechanical energybetween a given node and some other node n on a string is
, where
k
is the mass density ofthe string, S is the cross-sectional area,Ais the amplitude of two harmonic waves
of angular velocity travelling on the string in opposite directions. Find the number of the node n from
the given node between which mechanical energy as above is given :
[3]
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
A standing wave is produced in a vapour of an element of atomic mass 50 (g mol1) at 400 K. Nodes
are found to be

5
m apart when frequency of source was 100 Hz. The vapour used for the experiment
3

25
JK1 mol1)
3
(A) Monatomic
(B) Diatomic

is (R =

Q.6

[3]

[3]
(C) Polyatomic

(D) Can not be determined

50x

(all SI units). At t = 0, change

Equation of a longitudinal wave is given as y = 102 sin 2 1000 t
17

in pressure is maximum (in modulus) at x =

[3]
(A) 0.34
(B) 0.255
(C) 0.085
(D) All of these
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Q.7

Asource of sound is moving with velocity u/2 and two observersAand B

are moving with velocity u as shown. Find ratio of
wavelength received byAand B. Given that velocity of sound is 10 u. [3]
(A)

Q.8

19
21

(B)

17
21

(C)

21
23

(D)

A small source S of mass m starts moving with velocity40 m/s towards a detector D of same mass m on
a frictionless surfaceAB as shown in the figure. The frequency received by the detector as a function of
time in the time interval 0 t 16 s is: [Assume all collisions to be elastic]. Take vs = 340 m/s. [3]
t=0
S
A

160m

160m

(A)

(B)
4

12

16

12

16

12

16

(C)

(D)
4

Q.9

17
23

12

16

[REASONING TYPE]
Statement-1 : If the atmospheric pressure increases, sound travels faster in room.

[3]

(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 isNOT the correct explanationfor statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Statement-2 : Vsound =

[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

Q.10 An open organ pipe of radius 1 cm is vibrating in it's 1st overtone. Here origin is at left end of the
pipe.
2m
x

The x coordinate of pressure node can be

(A) + 0.6 cm
(B) 0.6 cm

[4]
(C) 100.6 cm

(D) 100 cm

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Q.11

The figure represents a displacement versus position graph for a

longitudinal wave travelling in positive x-direction. Then
[4]
(A) part ABC represents region of compression
(B) part ABC represents region of rarefaction
(C) part CDE represents region of compression
(D) part CDE represents region of rarefaction

E
B

D
C

Q.12

Standing sounds waves produced in a pipe that is 1.20m long. For the first overtone determine the
locations along the pipe (measured from the left end) of the displacement nodes (SN) and the pressure
nodes (PN) if
[4]
(A) The pipe is open at both ends, SN at 0.3 m, 0.9 m
(B) The pipe is open at both ends, PN at 0 m, 0.6m, 1.2 m
(C) The pipe is closed at the left end and open at the right end SN at 0m, 0.8m,
(D) The pipe is closed at the left end and open at the right end PN at 0.4 m, 1.2 m.

Q.13

Two narrow cylindrical pipes Aand B are filled with hydrogen and helium gases respectively at same
temperature. Pipe Ais open at both ends and pipe B is open at one end and closed at the other end. If
frequency of the second overtone of pipe Ais equal to the frequency of the first overtone of the pipe B,
(A) ratio of the velocities of sound waves in the two pipes
(B)

vA 1

vB 2

[4]

vA
42

vB
25

lA
168
(C) ratio of their lengths l =
25
B
lA
(D) l 2 2
B

Q.14

A narrow steel rod of length Lis rigidly clamped at its mid-point and transverse standing waves of
frequency fare set up in it. The speed of transverse waves in the rod is c.Then,
[4]
(A) The free ends of the rod must be antinodes.
(B) The fundamental frequency of the rod is c/(L)
(C) The second overtone frequency of the rod is 5c/(2L)
(D) fcan be any integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.

Q.15

Two sources are placed two wavelengths apart. Point P is a minima in the interference pattern of the two
sources. Point Q is a maxima in the interference pattern.
[4]
(A) If one source is turned off, the energy arriving at P increases.
(B) If one source is turned off, the energy arriving at Q decreases.
(C) If one source is turned off, the energy arriving at P may decrease.
(D) If one source is turned off, the energy arriving at Q may increase.

Q.16

A light string is tied at one end to fixed support and to a heavy string of equal length L at the other end as
shown in figure. Mass per unit length of the strings are and 9 and the tension is T. Find the possible
values of frequencies such that point Ais an antinode.
[4]

(A)

1 T
4L

(B)

3 T
4L

9
L

(C)

3 T
2L

(D)

7 T
6L
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Q.17

[MATRIX TYPE]
Column-I shows different sets of standing waves in a string of length L whose ends are fixed or free
according to respective figure & Column-II shows possible equations for them where symbols have
usual meaning..
[6]
Column-I
Column-II
(A)
(B)

(P)

y = A sin

x
cos t
L

(Q)

y = A sin

2x
cos t
L

x=L

(R)

y = A cos

x
cos t
2L

x=L

(S)

y = A cos

x
cos t
L

x=L

x=0

x=L

x=0

(C)
x=0

(D)
x=0

Q.18

A small pulse travelling with speed v in a string is shown at t = 0, moving towards free end. Select the
shape of string from column-II at moments shown in column-I.
[6]
L/2
x=0
fixed end

t=0
s<<L

x=L
free end

Column-I

Column-II

(A)

t=

L
v

(P)

(B)

t=

2L
v

(Q)

(C)

t=

3L
v

(R)
(S)

Q.19

Two waves given by equation y1 = A sin (t kx) and y2 = 4A sin (2t 4kx) are traveling in two
different strings having same mass per unit length and same cross-sectional area. Tension in first string is
four times tension in the second string.
[6]
Column-I
Column-II
(A)
Ratio of energy density U1/U2
(P)
Less than 1
(B)
Ratio of intensity I1/I2
(Q)
1/32
(C)
Ratio of power P1/P2
(R)
1/64
(D)
Ratio of velocity of wave v1/v2
(S)
Greater than 1
(T)
1/2

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