wave_mechanics Beats Question 44

Question: When temperature increases, the frequency of a tuning fork

[AIEEE 2002]

Options:

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) Remains same

D) Increases or decreases depending on the material

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

With temperature rise frequency of tuning fork decreases.

Because, the elastic properties are modified when temperature is changed also, $ n _{t}=n _{s}(1-0.00011t) $ where $ n _{t}= $ frequency at $ t{}^\circ C $ , $ n _{s} $ = frequency at $ 0{}^\circ C $