An open organ pipe (i.e., a pipe open at both ends) of length L0 has a fundamental frequency f0. Thee organ pipe is cut in half and then the pipe is closed off at one end. After that the air in the pipe is replaced with helium (The speed of sound in helium is about three times faster than in air.) What is the new fundamental frequency? A) f0/2 B) f0/4 C) 3f0 D) f0 E) 2f0
Properties of sound
A sound wave is a mechanical wave (or mechanical vibration) that transit through media such as gas (air), liquid (water), and solid (wood).
Quality Of Sound
A sound or a sound wave is defined as the energy produced due to the vibrations of particles in a medium. When any medium produces a disturbance or vibrations, it causes a movement in the air particles which produces sound waves. Molecules in the air vibrate about a certain average position and create compressions and rarefactions. This is called pitch which is defined as the frequency of sound. The frequency is defined as the number of oscillations in pressure per second.
Categories of Sound Wave
People perceive sound in different ways, like a medico student takes sound as vibration produced by objects reaching the human eardrum. A physicist perceives sound as vibration produced by an object, which produces disturbances in nearby air molecules that travel further. Both of them describe it as vibration generated by an object, the difference is one talks about how it is received and other deals with how it travels and propagates across various mediums.
An open organ pipe (i.e., a pipe open at both ends) of length L0 has a fundamental frequency f0. Thee organ pipe is cut in half and then the pipe is closed off at one end. After that the air in the pipe is replaced with helium (The speed of sound in helium is about three times faster than in air.) What is the new fundamental frequency?
A) f0/2
B) f0/4
C) 3f0
D) f0
E) 2f0
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