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A pipe 20 cm long is closed at one end. Which harmonic mode of the pipe is resonantly excited by a 430 Hz source? Will the same source be in resonance with the pipe if both ends are open? (speed of sound in air is 340 m s – 1 ).
Solution:
Here, L = 20 cm = 0.2 m, υ n = 430 Hz, v = 340 m s – 1
The frequency of nth normal mode of vibration of closed pipe is
υ n = ( 2 n − 1 )
∴ 430 = ( 2 n − 1 )
or 2 n − 1 =
= 1.02
2 n = 2.02 or n = 1.01
Hence it will be the lst normal mode of vibration.
In a pipe, open at both ends, we have
υ n = n ×
⇒
= 430
∴ n =
= 0.5
As n has to be an integer, therefore, open organ pipe cannot be in resonance with the source.
The frequency of nth normal mode of vibration of closed pipe is
Hence it will be the lst normal mode of vibration.
In a pipe, open at both ends, we have
As n has to be an integer, therefore, open organ pipe cannot be in resonance with the source.
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