Wave Motion Ques 113

  1. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down the pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe,

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(a) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open.

(b) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open.

(c) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed.

(d) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 113.(a, b, d)

Solution:

Formula:

Open Organ Pipe:

  1. At open end phase of pressure wave changes by $180^{\circ}$. So, compression returns as rarefaction. At closed end there is no phase change. So, compression returns as compression and rarefaction as rarefaction.


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