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G11-C06-Q01-A: Fill in the blanks.

1. The vibrations in stretched strings give rise to waves known as ________ waves.
2. Stationary waves are also called _________.
3. A stationary wave is the resultant wave by the __________ of two waves of the same type having
equal amplitudes and velocities travelling in opposite directions.
4. The distance between two successive nodes or two successive antinodes is equal to ________.
5. The distance from a node to the nearest antinodes is equal to __________,
6. In most of the musical instruments (for example, violin, mandolin, etc.) the stretched strings act as a
_________ of sound.
7. When the stretched strings are plucked, the _________ waves are produced.
8. The waves that are formed on the string are called ________.
9. The vibration of a string in one single segment is called the _________ or the first harmonic.
10. A musical tone which is part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note is called an _______.
11. The velocity of a wave in a vibrating string depends on the _______ of the string and mass per unit
length of the string.
12. If the tension in the stretched string is increased to four times, the velocity will increase _____ times,

G11-C06-Q01-B: Say True (or) False.

1. Most musical instruments produce sound due to vibration of the string and air column.
2. The vibrating wave in the guitar string is stationary wave.
3. The sound wave we hear from a guitar is stationary wave.
4. Progressive waves spread out from the region in which they are produced.
5. Stationary waves do not spread out, but remain in the region in which they are produced.
6. Waves have linearity property.
7. The points between nodes are vibrating with different amplitudes.
8. Nodes and antinodes always alternate and are equally spaced.
9. The stationary waves have random frequencies.
10. When the string is plucked the stationary waves with nodes at the fixed ends are formed.
11. The smaller the mass of the string, the greater the velocity of the wave in it.
12. The smaller the mass of the string, the greater the frequency of the wave produced in it.
13. The greater the tension in the string, the greater the velocity of the wave in it.
14. The greater the tension in the string, the greater the frequency of the wave in it.
15. Mass per unit length of the string is the product of the mass and length of the string.
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G11-C06-Q01-C: Short Questions.
1. How are waves classified? Define them, giving examples.
2. Explain principle of superposition.
3. Explain constructive interference, and destructive interference using appropriate figures.
4. Explain nodes and antinodes using diagram.
5. Describe how stationary waves can be produced.
6. How are antinodes and nodes created in a stationary wave?
There are always points that do not move in stationary waves. (i) What are those points called? (ii) How
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is the distance between two such successive points related to the wavelength?
8. How many nodes and anti-nodes are there in the first harmonic of the string?
9. How many nodes and anti-nodes are there in the second harmonic of the string?
10. How many nodes and anti-nodes are there in the third harmonic of the string?
11. Describe the number of anti-nodes for the nth harmonic of the vibrating stretched string.
12. Describe the number of nodes for the nth harmonic of the vibrating stretched string.
13. Draw the first four harmonics of the vibrating string.
14. Describe the wavelength of the nth harmonic of the vibrating stretched string.
15. Describe the frequency of the nth harmonic of the vibrating stretched string.
16. How does the velocity of a stationary wave formed in a string, with both ends firmly fixed, depend on
the tension and mass per unit length of the string?
17. Draw a graph which correctly describes the relation f  T for the stretched string. (f = frequency of

the string, T = tension in the string).

G11-C06-Q01-D: Calculations.
1. If the distance between two consecutive nodes of a stationary wave in a stretched string is 0.5 m, (i)
find the distance between two successive antinodes; (ii) find the distance between a node and the nearest
antinodes.
2. Find the frequencies of the first three harmonics of the longest string of length 1.98 m in a grand piano.
The velocity of the wave in it is 130 m s-1.
3. The wave velocity in the highest frequency violin string is 435 m s-1, and its length  is 0.33 m. If a

violin player lightly touches the string at a point, which is at a distance /3 from one end, a node is

formed at that point. What is the lowest frequency that can now be produced by the string?
4. The highest and the lowest frequency strings of a piano are tuned to the fundamentals of fH = 4186 Hz
and fL = 32.8 Hz. Their lengths are 0.051 m and 1.98 m respectively. If the tension in these two strings
is the same, compare the masses per unit length of the two strings.
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5. The distance between two successive nodes of stationary waves produced in a stretched string is 0.4
m. Find the wavelength of that stationary wave. If the frequency is 105 Hz, what is the velocity of the
wave in the string?
6. If the mass of a string of 1 m length is 0.3 g and its tension is 48 N, find the fundamental frequency of
the string.
7. What is the tension required for a violin string to vibrate at the fundamental frequency of 440 Hz? The
length of the violin string is 33 cm, its diameter is 0.5 mm and the relative density of the string is 3.5.