Wave Mechanics Vibration Of String Question 47

Question: In a sonometer wire, the tension is maintained by suspending a 50.7 kg mass from the free end of the wire. The suspended mass has a volume of 0.0075 m3. The fundamental frequency of the wire is 260 Hz. If the suspended mass is completely submerged in water, the fundamental frequency will become (take g = 10 ms?2)

[KCET 2001]

Options:

A) 240 Hz

B) 230 Hz

C) 220 Hz

D) 200 Hz

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ n=\frac{p}{2l}\sqrt{\frac{T}{m}}\propto \sqrt{T} $

Therefore $ \frac{n _{1}}{n _{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{T _{1}}{T _{2}}} $

Therefore $ \frac{260}{n _{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{50.7g}{(50.7-0.0075\times 10^{3})g}} $

Therefore $ n _{2}\approx 240 $