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A cylindrical tube open at both the ends has a fundamental frequency of 390 Hz in the air. If 14 of the tube is immersed vertically in water, the fundamental frequency of air column is
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Options:
  • A 260 Hz
     
  • B 130 Hz
     
  • C 390 Hz
     
  • D 520 Hz
     
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 260 Hz
 
The fundamental frequency of cylindrical open tube

n=v2L=390 Hz

When it is immersed in water it becomes a closed tube of length, 34th of the initial length.

Therefore, its fundamental frequency is

n=v434L=v3L=23v2L

=23×390 Hz=260 Hz

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