Spotlight_Batch-II_(2023-24)_Day-8_In-Class Assignment_Physics

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Day-8_In-Class Assignment_Physics

Topic : Oscillations & Waves

1. Two wires W1 and W2 are joined together at point P (see figure) which is mid way between the two bridges.
When a standing wave is set up in the composite wire, the joint is found to be a node. The ratio of number of
antinodes formed in W1 to W2 is 3. If the wires have same radius then the ratio of densities  of W1 to  of W2 is
1 2

(A) 9 (B) 3

1 1
(C) (D)
9 3
2. Car A moving horizontally towards a fixed wall with velocity 10 m/s emits a note of frequency 165 Hz. The
speed of sound in air is 340 m/s. Then

(A) The wavelength of sound reaching the wall is 2 m

(B) The wavelength of sound reaching the wall is 2.06 m
(C) The frequency of beats heard by a passenger in the car is 10 Hz.
(D) The frequency of beats heard by a passenger in the car is 5 Hz.
3. Masses and velocities at an instant of blocks A and B connected by an ideal spring (force constant k) are
shown. The elongation of the spring at the shown instant is half of the subsequent maximum elongation. Then
in the subsequent motion

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25 mv 02
(A) The minimum kinetic energy of the system of A and B is
2

29 mv 02
(B) The maximum kinetic energy of the system of A and B is
2

m
(C) The maximum elongation of the spring is v 0
k

k
(D) The maximum acceleration of block A is 2v 0
m

4. Standing wave has been set up in an organ pipe of length 12 m as per the equation
   
P  x   p0 sin   x  sin   t   . All parameters are in standard SI system of units. Then
2   6
(A) Organ pipe is open at both ends and there would be 6 displacement node of air molecules vibration

5
(B) At t  after the start, pressure at all the points will be same as its mean pressure value
6
(C) Wavelength  = 4 m
(D) Phase difference of oscillation (w.r.t. time) of the particle at x = 2.5 m and at x = 4.5 m is 

5. A container contains non-viscous liquid upto height H whose density varies linearly from 0 to 30 . A small
spherical object of density 20 is released from surface of liquid fully submerged and it moves inside the liquid
sphere
then choose the correct option(s). ( amax is the maximum acceleration of sphere)

(A) Motion of spherical object will be S.H.M.

(B) Sphere will be in equilibrium at depth H/2

g
(C) amax 
sphere

2
sphere
(D) amax g

6. A sound source producing sound of frequency 200 Hz is moving towards an observer with velocity 20 m/s. The
observer is moving away from source at velocity 10 m/s. If speed of sound is 340 m/s, then
(A) Apparent wavelength of sound observed by observer is 1.7 m
(B) Apparent wavelength of sound observed by observer is 1.6 m
(C) Apparent frequency is 216 Hz
(D) Apparent speed of sound is 330 m/s
7. The figures represent two snap shots of a travelling wave in the +x-direction on a string of mass per unit length,
1
 kg/m . The two snap shots are taken at t = 0 and t = t . If the tension in string is 16 N, then
16 0

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(A) Speed of wave is 16 m/s (B) Speed of wave is 8 m/s

4 1
(C) X 0  m (D) Minimum value of t0, is s
3 96

 2X 
8. The equation of transverse displacement of a string clamped at both ends is Y  0.06 sin   cos(120t ),
 3 
where X, Y are in meters and t is in second. The length of the string is 1.5 m and its mass is 3 × 10–2 kg. Then
(A) Tension in the string is 648 N
(B) Amplitude of particle at X = 0.375 m is 4.2 cm
(C) X = 1.5 m is position of node
(D) X = 1.5 m is the position of antinode
9. A source of sound with natural frequency 120 Hz, moves uniformly along a straight line separated from a
1
stationary observer by a distance of 100 m. The velocity of source is equal to th of velocity of sound.
4

(A) Frequency of sound received by observer is 128 Hz, when observer and source are closest to each other
(B) Frequency of sound received by observer is 160 Hz, when observer and source are closest to each other

(C) Observer observes sound of frequency 120 Hz, when distance between observer and source, is 25 17 m

(D) Observer observes sound of frequency 120 Hz, when distance between observer and source, is 50 5 m

10. For the spring block system as shown in figure, block of mass m is executing SHM with amplitude A and time
A
period T. At the instant when block is at distance from mean position and moving towards mean position
2
speed of block is made twice by an external impulse, then

13 A 3A
(A) Amplitude of oscillation becomes (B) Amplitude of oscillation becomes
2 2

3 mA mA
(C) Magnitude of impulse is (D) Magnitude of impulse is
T T

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Paragraph for Question Nos. 11 & 12

A source of sound and detector are arranged as shown in the figure alongside. The detector is moving along a circle
with constant angular speed ‘’. It starts from the shown location in anticlockwise direction at t = 0.
(Take velocity of sound in air as ‘’)

R R

Detector Source off

O ffrequency f


11. What is the frequency as received by detector when it rotates by an angle ?
2

  R
(A) f (B) .f


R    R  2 / 5 

(C) 2 .f (D)  f
  


12. Find the time at which the detector will hear the maximum frequency for the first time :

 5
(A) (B)
3 3

4 
(C) (D)
3 
Paragraph for Question Nos. 13 & 14
Two masses m1 and m2 (each of mass m) are attached through a light ideal spring of natural length l0 and stiffness
k. System is placed on frictionless horizontal surface with left mass m just touching a vertical wall. Take origin at the
vertical wall and positive x-axis along the length of the spring. At t = 0, mass m2 is just given an impulse so that it
acquires the velocity v0 along positive x-direction

13. Which of the following statements is/are true for the given situation

m
(A) Time period of oscillation about center of mass is T  2
2k

v0  2k 
(B) Velocity of mass m1 as function of time ‘t’ is v1  t   1– cos t
2 m 

v0 2k  
(C) Acceleration of mass m2 as function of time ‘t’ is a2 (t )  – ·sin  2k ·t 
2 m  m 

v0   2k  
(D) Velocity of mass m2 as function of time ‘t’ is v 2 (t )  2  cos  ·t  – 1
  m  

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14. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for the given situation?

v0 v m  
(A) Position of the mass m1 would vary as function of time t as x1(t )  t– 0 sin  2k ·t 
2 2 2k  m 

v0 v m  
(B) Position of mass m2 as function of time ‘t’ is x2 (t )  l 0  t 0 sin  2k ·t 
2 2 2k  m 

m  
(C) Separation between mass m1 and m2 would vary as function of time ‘t’ as l (t )  l 0  v 0 ·sin  2k ·t 
2k  m 

mv 02  2k 
(D) Variation of potential energy as function of time ‘t’ is U (t )  sin2  ·t 
4  m 

15. A uniform string of length L = 18 m and mass m = 1 kg is being pulled horizontally on a frictionless surface by
a constant force F0 = 2 N (in positive x direction)

If at t = 0, a pulse is generated at one end of the string. Then how much time this pulse will take to reach the
other end of the string. [Answer should be in second]

16. Three waves Y1  2 A sin( kx  t ) , Y2   A sin(kx  t ) , Y3  A sin (kx  t  ) are superimposed. Maximum
displacement (in mm) of medium particles from their mean position will be (Given A = 3 mm)
17. If equation of incident wave is Yi = 5 (mm) sin(t – kx), then amplitude of reflected wave (in mm) which is
reflected from rigid support assuming 64% of incident energy is reflected from fixed end is given by ______.
18. If time period for small vertical oscillation of block of mass m connected by three identical springs as shown

12m
here is 2 , then find the value of N.
Nk

19. A second’s pendulum is slightly displaced from vertical position. A nail P is pivoted in wall at a depth x cm below
3 x
the suspension point of the string. If the new time period of pendulum is s , then the value of , is [g = 2]
2 15

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20. A stationary source S is emitting sound of frequency 220 Hz. An observer O approaching the source with
constant speed records frequency of 240 Hz over a distance of 110 m. If source is active for time interval of t0
seconds, then the value of t0 is [Speed of sound = 330 m/s]

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