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A tuning fork of frequency $480 Hz$ produces $10$ beats per second when sounded with a vibrating sonometer string. What must have been the frequency of the string if a slight increase in tension produces lesser beats per second than before ..... $Hz$

A

$460$

B

$470$

C

$480$

D

$490$

Solution

(b) If suppose $n_S$ = frequency of string $ = \frac{1}{{2l}}\sqrt {\frac{T}{m}} $

$n_f$ = Frequency of tuning fork $= 480 Hz$

$x =$ Beats heard per second $= 10$

as tension $T$ increases, so $ n_S$ increases ($\uparrow$)

Also it is given that number of beats per sec decreases (i.e. $x\downarrow$) 

Hence $ n_S\uparrow -n_f = x\downarrow$ … $(i)$ $\rightarrow$ Wrong 

$n_f -nS\uparrow = x\downarrow$ … $(ii)$ $\rightarrow$  Correct

$\Rightarrow$ $n_S = n_f -x = 480 -10 = 470 Hz.$

Standard 11
Physics

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