wave_mechanics organ_pipe_vibration_of_air_column Question 32
Question: If the temperature increases, then what happens to the frequency of the sound produced by the organ pipe
[RPET 1996; DPMT 2000; RPMT 2001]
Options:
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Unchanged
D) Not definite
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Due to rise in temperature, the speed of sound increases.
Since $ n=\frac{v}{\lambda } $ and $ \lambda $ remains unchanged, hence n increases.