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JEE Advanced 2021 — Paper 2 — Question 2

A source, approaching with speed uu towards the open end of a stationary pipe of length LL, is emitting a sound of frequency fsf_{s}.

The farther end of the pipe is closed. The speed of sound in air is vv and f0f_{0} is the fundamental frequency of the pipe.

For which of the following combination(s) of uu and fsf_{s}, will the sound reaching the pipe lead to a resonance?

  1. Option A:

    u=0.8vu=0.8 v and fs=f0f_{s}=f_{0}

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    u=0.8v\mathrm{u}=0.8 \mathrm{v} and fs=2f0\mathrm{f}_{\mathrm{s}}=2 \mathrm{f}_{0}

  3. Option C:

    u=0.8vu=0.8 v and fs=0.5f0f_{s}=0.5 f_{0}

  4. Option D:

    u=0.5vu=0.5 v and fs=1.5f0f_{s}=1.5 f_{0}

    Correct

Answer: A, D

Step-by-step solution

Natural frequency of closed pipe f=(2n+1)f0\mathrm{f}=(2 \mathrm{n}+1) \mathrm{f}_{0} f0\mathrm{f}_{0}

is fundamental frequency n=0,1,2\mathrm{n}=0,1,2, \qquad

frequency of source received by pipe

f′=fs[v−0v−u]f^{\prime}=f_{s}\left[\frac{v-0}{v-u}\right] L For resonance f′=f\mathrm{f}^{\prime}=\mathrm{f}

fs[vv−u]=(2n+1)f0f_{s}\left[\frac{v}{v-u}\right]=(2 n+1) f_{0} If u=0.8vfs=f0u=0.8 v \quad f_{s}=f_{0}

f′=v0.2vf0=5f0\mathrm{f}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{v}}{0.2 \mathrm{v}} \mathrm{f}_{0}=5 \mathrm{f}_{0}

for n=2n=2 pipe can be in resonance Hence, option (A) is correct. If u=0.8vfs=2f0u=0.8 v \quad \mathrm{f}_{\mathrm{s}}=2 \mathrm{f}_{0}

f′=v0.2v×2f0=10f0\mathrm{f}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{v}}{0.2 \mathrm{v}} \times 2 \mathrm{f}_{0}=10 \mathrm{f}_{0} If u=0.8v,fS=0.5f0u=0.8 v, f_{S}=0.5 f_{0} f′=v0.2v×0.5f0=2.5f0\mathrm{f}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{v}}{0.2 \mathrm{v}} \times 0.5 \mathrm{f}_{0}=2.5 \mathrm{f}_{0}

Not possible If u=0.5v,fS=1.5f0u=0.5 \mathrm{v}, \mathrm{f}_{\mathrm{S}}=1.5 \mathrm{f}_{0}

f′=v0.5v×1.5f0=3f0\mathrm{f}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{v}}{0.5 \mathrm{v}} \times 1.5 \mathrm{f}_{0}=3 \mathrm{f}_{0}

for n=1f=3f0\mathrm{n}=1 \mathrm{f}=3 \mathrm{f}_{0} pipe can be in resonance Hence, option (D) is correct.

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2021
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Sound Waves
Topic
Doppler Effect of Sound