SOUND WAVES 3.

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Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | JEE Main

Section A - Equation of pressure wave, 4. A sound level I is greater by 3.0103 dB from another
Velocity, Newton's and laplace sound of intensity 10 nW cm–2. The absolute value
formula, Loudness and of intensity of sound level I in Wm–2 is :
intensity, Energy in sound (A) 2.5 × 10–4 (B) 2 × 10–4
waves –2
(C) 2.0 × 10 (D) 2.5 × 10–2
1. The elevation of a cloud is 60°above the horizon. A
thunder is heard 8 s after the observation of lighting. 5. How many times more intense is 90 dB sound than
The speed of sound is 330 ms–1. The vertical height 40 dB sound?
of cloud from ground is (A) 5 (B) 50
(C) 500 (D) 105

Cloud 6. The ratio of intensities between two coherent sound

sources is 4:1 The difference of loudness in dB
between maximum and minimum intensities when
they interfere in space is
60° (A) 10 log 2 (B) 20 log 3
Horizon (C) 10 log 3 (D) 20 log 2

(A) 2826 m (B) 2682 m 7. The velocity of sound in an ideal gas at temperature
T1 and T2 K are v1 and v2 respectively. If the root
(C) 2286 m (D) 2068 m
mean square velocity of the same gas at same
temperature are c1 and c2 then–
2. The ratio of speed of sound in neon to that in water
vapours at any temperature (when molecular weight v2
(A) c2 = c1 (v2/v1) (B) c2 = c1 v1
of neon is 2.02 × 10–2 kg mol–1 and for water vapours
is 1.8 × 10–2 kg mol–1)
(A) 1.06 (B) 1.60 v1
(C) c2 = c1 (v1/v2) (D) c2 = c1 v2
(C) 6.10 (D) 15.2

3. A Firecracker exploding on the surface of a lake is 8. The speed of sound in a medium depends on-
heard as two sounds a time interval t apart by a man (A) the elastic property but not on the inertia property
on a boat close to water surface. Sound travels with (B) the inertia property but not on the elastic property
a speed u in water and a sped v in air. The distance (C) the elastic property as well as the inertia property
from the exploding firecracker to the boat is (D) neither the elastic property nor the inertia
property
uvt t (u  v )
(A) (B)
uv uv
9. At a pressure of 105 N/m2 the volume strain of water
t (u  v ) uvt is 5 x 10–5. Calculate the speed of sound in water
(C) (D)
uv uv density of water is 1×103 kg/m3
(A) 2.828 × 103 m/s (B) 1.414 × 103 m/s
(C) 0.707 × 103 m/s (D) 4.2 × 103 m/s

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Section B - Interference of waves, 14. The energy per unit area associated with a
Reflection and refraction progressive sound wave will be doubled if :
(A) the amplitude of the wave is doubled
10. When two waves with same frequency and constant
(B) the amplitude of the wave is increased by 50%
phase difference interfere,
(C) the amplitude of the wave is increased by 41%
(A) there is a gain of energy
(D) None of these
(B) there is a loss of energy
(C) the energy is redistributed and the distribution
15. Sound waves of frequency 660 Hz fall normally on
changes with time
a perfectly reflecting wall. The shortest distance from
(D) the energy is redistributed and the distribution the wall at which the air particle has maximum
remains constant in time amplitude of vibration is (velocity of sound in air is
330 m/s)
11. Sound waves from a tuning fork F reach a point P (A) 0.125 m (B) 0.5 m
by two separate routes FAP and FBP (when FBP is (C) 0.25 m (D) 2 m
greater than FAP by 12 cm there is silence at P). If
the difference is 24 cm the sound becomes maximum
16. Two loudspeakers L1 and L2 driven by a common
at P but at 36 cm there is silence again and so on. If
oscillator and amplifier, are arranged as shown. The
velocity of sound in air is 330 ms –1, the least
frequency of the oscillator is gradually increased
frequency of tuning fork is :
from zero and the detector at D records a series of
(A) 1537 Hz (B) 1735 Hz maxima and minima. If the speed of sound is 330
(C) 1400 Hz (D) 1375 Hz ms–1 then the frequency at which the first maximum
is observed is : L 40m
1
D
12. S1 and S2 are two sources of sound emitting sine (A) 165 Hz
waves. The two sources are in phase. The sound (B) 330 Hz
9m
emmited by the two sources interfere at point F. (C) 496 Hz
The waves of wavelength: (D) 660 Hz L2
2m 4m
S1 S2 F
17. Four waves are represented by y1 = A1 sin t,
(A) 1 m will result in constructive interference y2 = A2 sin (ty3 = A1 sin (2t and y4
= A2 sin (t– Interference will happen with–
2
(B) m will result in constructive interference (A) y1, y2 and y3 only (B) y1, y2 and y4 only
3
(C) y1 and y3 only (D) y1, y2, y3 and y4
(C) 4m will result in destructive interference
(D) All the above
18. There is a destructive interference between the two
waves of wavelength  coming from two different
13. Two waves of sound having intensities I and 4I
paths at a point. To get maximum sound or
interfere to produce interference pattern. The phase
constructive interference at that point, the path of
 one wave is to be increased by-
difference between the waves is at point A and 
2
 
at point B. Then the difference between the resultant (A) (B)
4 2
intensities at A and B is
(A) 2I (B) 4I 3
(C) (D) 
4
(C) 5I (D) 7I

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Section C - Standing waves (organ pipes), 24. A pipe’s lower end is immersed in water such that the
Resonance tube, Quink's tube, length of air column from the top open end has a certain
Kundt's tube length 25 cm. The speed of sound in air is 350 m/s.
19. An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in its The air column is found to resonate with a tuning fork
fundamental mode. The pressure variation is maximum of frequency 1750 Hz. By what minimum distance
(A) at the two ends should the pipe be raised in order to make the air column
resonate again with the same tuning fork
(B) at the middle of the pipe
(C) at distance L/4 inside the ends (A) 7 cm (B) 5 cm
(D) at distance L/8 inside the ends (C) 35 cm (D) 10 cm

20. At the closed end of an organ pipe : 25. A closed organ pipe has length ‘l’. The air in it is
(A) the displacement is zero vibrating in 3rd overtone with maximum displacement
(B) the displacement is maximum amplitude ‘a’. The displacement amplitude at
(C) the wave pressure is zero distance l / 7 from closed end of the pipe is :
(D) None of these (A) 0 (B) a
(C) a / 2 (D) none of these
21. A cylindrical tube, open at one end and closed at the
other, is in acoustic unison with an external source
26. An organ pipe P1 closed at one end vibrating in its
of frequency held at the open end of the tube, in its
first overtone. Another pipe P2 open at both ends is
fundamental note. Then
vibrating in its third overtone. They are in a
(A) the displacement wave from the source gets
resonance with a given tuning fork. The ratio of the
reflected with a phase change of  at the closed end
length of P1 to that of P2 is:
(B) the pressure wave from the source get reflected
without a phase change at the closed end (A) 8/3 (B) 3/8
(C) the wave reflected from the closed end again (C) 1/2 (D) 1/3
gets reflected at the open end
(D) All the above 27. In Quincke’s tube a detector detects minimum
intensity. Now one of the tube is displaced by 5 cm.
22. An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in second During displacement detector detects maximum
harmonic mode. The pressure vibration is maximum intensity 10 times, then finally a minimum intensity
(A) At the two ends (when displacement is complete). The wavelength
(B) at a distance L/4 from either end inside the tube of sound is:
(C) At the mid-point of the tube (A) 10/9 cm (B) 1 cm
(D) None of these (C) 1/2 cm (D) 5/9 cm

23. An open organ pipe of length l is sounded together

with another organ pipe of length l + x in their Section D - Beat's, Doppler's effect (Sound
& light)
fundamental tones (x << l). The beat frequency heard
will be (speed of sound is v) :
28. The number of beats heard per second if there are
vx vl2 three sources of frequencies (n – 1), n and (n+ 1) of
(A) 2 (B)
4l 2x equal intensities sounded together is:
(A) 2 (B) 1
vx vx 2
(C) (D) (C) 4 (D) 3
2l 2 2l

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29. A tuning fork of frequency 280 Hz produces 10 beats 33. A detector is released from rest over a source of
per sec when sounded with a vibrating sonometer sound of frequency f0 = 103 Hz. The frequency
string. When the tension in the string increases slightly, observed by the detector at time t is plotted in the
it produces 11 beats per sec. The original frequency graph. The speed of sound in air is (g = 10 m/s2)
of the vibrating sonometer string is: f(Hz)
(A) 330 m/s
(A) 269 Hz (B) 291 Hz (B) 350 m/s 2000

(C) 270 Hz (D) 290 Hz (C) 300 m/s 1000

(D) 310 m/s 30 t(s)

30. The speed of sound in a gas, in which two waves
of wavelength 1.0 m and 1.02 m produce 6 beats
34. An observer starts moving with uniform acceleration
per second, is approximately :
‘a’ towards a stationary sound source of frequency
(A) 350 m/s (B) 300 m/s f. As the observer approaches the source, the
(C) 380 m/s (D) 410 m/s apparent frequency f’ heard by the observer varies
with time t as:
31. Consider two sound sources S1 and S2 having same
f f
frequency 100Hz and the observer O located
between them as shown in the fig. All the three are (A) (B)
moving with same velocity in same direction. The t t
beat frequency of the observer is

–1
f
–1
S1 30ms O 30ms S2 30ms–1 f'
(C) (D)
(A) 50 Hz (B) 5 Hz t
t
(C) zero (D) 2.5 Hz

32. A source S of frequency f0 and an observer O, 35. A source of sound S having frequency f. Wind is
moving with speeds v1 and v2 respectively, are blowing from source to observer O with velocity u.
moving away from each other. When they are If speed of sound with respect to air is C, the
separated by distance a (t = 0), a pulse is emitted by wavelength of sound detected by O is :
the source. This pulse is received by O at time t1
Cu C–u
then t1, is equal to (A) (B)
f f
a a
(A) v  v (B) v  v C(C  u) C
s 2 1 s (C) (D)
(C – u)f f
a a
(C) v  v (D) v  v  v
s 2 1 2 s

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Exercise - 2 (Leve-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main

Section A - Equation of pressure wave, 4. A person standing at a distance of 6 m from a source

Velocity, Newton's and laplace of sound receives sound wave In two ways, one
formula, Loudness and directly from the source and other after reflection
intensity, Energy in sound from a rigid boundary as shown in figure. The
waves maximum wavelength for which, the person Will
receive maximum sound intensity, is
1. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity due to (A) 4 m S
5m

49 16
superposition of two waves is . Then the ratio of (B) m 6m
9 3
4m
the intensity of component waves is (C) 2 m
P
8
25 16 (D) m
(A) (B) 3
4 25

4 9 5. The displacement sound wave in a medium is given

(C) (D) by the equation Y = A cos (ax + bt) where A, a and
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b are positive constants. The wave is reflected by
an obstacle situated at x = 0. The intensity of the
2. In a test of subsonic Jet flies over head at an altitude reflected wave is 0.64 times that of the incident
of 100m. The sound intensity on the ground as the wave. Tick the statement among the following that
Jet passes overhead is 160 dB. At what altitude should is incorrect.
the plane fly so that the ground noise is not greater (A) the wavelength and frequency of the wave are
than 120 dB. 2/a and b/2 respectively
(B) the amplitude of the reflected wave is 0.8 A
(A) above 10km from ground
(C) the resultant wave formed after reflection is y
(B) above 1 km from ground = A cos (ax + bt) + [–0.8 A cos (ax – bt)] and Vmax
(C) above 5 km from ground (maximum particle speed) is 1.8 bA
(D) above 8 km from ground (D) the equation of the standing wave so formed is
y = 1.6 A sin ax cos bt

Section B - Interference of waves,

6. Two interfering waves have the same wavelength,
Reflection and refraction
frequency, and amplitude, They are traveling in the
same direction but are 90° out of phase. Compared
3. Three coherent waves of equal frequencies having
to the individual waves, the resultant wave will have
amplitude 10m, 4m and 7m respectively, arrive
the same.
at a given point with successive phase difference of
(A) amplitude and velocity but different wavelength
/2 the amplitude of the resulting wave in m is
(B) amplitude and wavelength but different velocity
given by
(C) wavelength and velocity but different amplitude
(A) 5 (B) 6 (D) amplitude and frequency but different velocity.
(C) 3 (D) 4

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Section C - Standing waves (organ pipes), 12. For a certain organ pipe three successive resonance
Resonance tube, Quink's tube, frequencies are observed at 425 Hz, 595 Hz and
Kundt's tube 765 Hz respectively. If the speed of sound in air is
340 m/s, then the length of the pipe is
7. In a closed end pipe of length 105 cm, standing
waves are set up corresponding to the third overtone. (A) 2.0 m (B) 0.4 m
What distance from the closed end, amongst the (C) 1.0 m (D) 0.2 m
following, is a pressure Node?
(A) 20 cm (B) 60 cm
(C) 85 cm (D) 45 cm 13. In an organ pipe whose one end is at x = 0, the

3x
pressure is expressed by p  p0 cos sin 300 t
8. A closed organ pipe of radius r1 and an open organ 2
pipe of radius r2 and having same length L resonate where x is in meter and t in sec. The organ pipe can
when excited with a given tunning fork. Closed organ be
pipe resonates in its fundamental mode where as
(A) closed at one end, open at another with
open organ pipe resonates in its first overtone, then
length = 0.5 m
(A) r2 – r1 = L (B) r2 – r1 = L/2
(C) r2 – 2r1 = 2.5 L (D) 2r2 – r1 = 2.5 L (B) open at both ends, length = 1m
(C) closed at both ends, length = 2m
9. First overtone frequency of a closed organ pipe is (D) closed at one end, open at another with
equal to the first overtone frequency of an open
2
organ pipe. Further nth harmonic of closed organ length = m
3
pipe is also equal to the mth harmonic of open pipe,
where n and m are :
(A) 5, 4 (B) 7, 5 Section D - Beat's, Doppler's effect (Sound
(C) 9, 6 (D) 7, 3 & light)

10. A closed organ pipe of length 1.2 m vibrates in its 14. A closed organ pipe and an open pipe of same length
first overtone mode. The pressure variation is produce 4 beats when they are set into vibrations
maximum at : simultaneously. If the length of each of them were
(A) 0.8m from the open end twice their initial lengths, the number of beats
(B) 0.4 m from the open end produced will be
(C) at the open end (A) 2 (B) 4
(D) 1.0 m from the open end
(C) 1 (D) 8

11. Four open organ pipes of different lengths and

different gases at same temperature as shown in 15. The tuning forks A & B produce notes of
figure. Let fA, fB, fC and fD be their fundamental frequencies 256 Hz & 262 Hz respectively. An
unknown note sounded at the sametime as A
frequencies then : [Take  CO 2 = 7/5]
H2
produces beats. When the same note is sounded
(A) fA/ fB = 2 with B, beat frequency is twice as large. The
O2 N2 unknown frequency could be :
(B) f B / f C  72 / 28 l
CO2
2l /3
(A) 268 Hz (B) 250 Hz
(C) fC/fD = 11/ 28 l/2
l/3
(C) 260 Hz (D) none of these
(D) fD /fA = (A) (B) (C) (D)
76 /11

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16. A stationary sound source ‘s’ of frequency 334 Hz 19. Two trains move towards each other with the same
and a stationary observer ‘O’ are placed near a speed. Speed of sound is 340 ms–1. If the pitch of
reflecting surface moving away from the source with the tone of the whistle of one when heard on the
velocity 2m/sec as shown in the figure. If the velocity other changes by 9/8 times, then the speed of each
of the sound waves in air is V = 330 m/sec, the train is :
apparent frequency of the echo is

o s

v v
H

(A) 332 Hz (B) 326 Hz (A) 2 ms–1 (B) 40 ms–1

(C) 20 ms–1 (D) 100 ms–1
(C) 334 Hz (D) 330 Hz

20. An engine whistling at a constant frequency n0 and

17. A small source of sound moves on a circle as shown
moving with a constant velocity goes past a stationary
in fig. and an observer is sitting at O. Let at 1, 2 3
observer. As the engine crosses him, the frequency
be the frequencies heard when the source is at A, B,
of the sound heard by him changes by a factor f.
and C respectively.
The actual difference in the frequencies of the sound
heard by him before and after the engine crosses
A
him is
C O
1 1 1 f 2 
(A) n 0 (1  f 2 ) (B) 2 n 0  f 
2  
B
1– f  1 1– f 
(C) n 0   (D) n0  
(A) 1 > 2 > 3 (B) 1 = 2 > 3  1 f  2  1 f 
(C) 2 > 3 > 1 (D) 1 > 3 > 2
21. A sounding body of negligible dimension emitting a
18. The frequency changes by 10% as a sound source frequency of 150 Hz is dropped from a height.
approaches a stationary observer with constant speed During its fall under gravity it passes near a balloon
vs. What would be the percentage change in moving up with a constant velocity of 2m/s one
frequency as the source recedes the observer with second after it started to fall. The difference in the
the same speed. Given that vs < v. (v = speed of frequency observed by the man in balloon just
sound in air) before and just after crossing the body will be : (Given
(A) 14.3% (B) 20% that - velocity of sound = 300m/s ; g = 10 m/s2)
(C) 10.0% (D) 8.5% (A) 12 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 4

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Exercise - 2 (Level-II) Multiple Correct | JEE Advanced

Section A - Equation of pressure wave, 7. Which of the following graphs is/are correct.
Velocity, Newton's and laplace
formula, Loudness and

sound in air)

sound in air)2
(Velocity of

(Velocity of
intensity, Energy in sound
(T=constat)
waves (A) Parabola (B)
Pressure
The figure represents the instantaneous picture of Temperature

a longitudinal harmonic wave travelling along the

negative x-axis. Identify the correct statement(s)

(Fundamental freq.
wave in a string)

of an organ pipe)
related to the movement of the points shown in the

(Velocity of
figure.

transverse
Parabola
(C) (D)
y v i Tension Length of organ pipe
a
b h j
g
o c x
d f k
Section B - Interference of waves,
e Reflection and refraction

1. The points moving in the direction of wave are Question No. 8 to 12 (5 questions)
(A) b (B) c A narrow tube is bent in the form of a circle of
(C) f (D) i radius R, as shown in the figure. Two small holes S
and D are made in the tube at the positions right
2. The points moving opposite to the direction of angle to each other. A source placed at S generated
propagation are a wave of intensity I0 which is equally divided into
(A) a (B) d two parts : One part travels along the longer path,
(C) f (D) j while the other travels along the shorter path. Both
the part waves meet at the point D where a detector
is placed
3. The stationary points are
(A) a (B) c
(C) g (D) k R
S
4. The points of maximum compression are
(A) c (B) g
D
(C) e (D) k
8. If a maxima is formed at the detector then, the
5. The points of maximum rarefaction are magnitude of wavelength  of the wave produced is
(A) a (B) e given by
(C) g (D) i R
(A) R (B)
2
6. The maximum displaced points are
(A) a (B) e R 2 R
(C) (D)
4 3
(C) g (D) i

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9. If the minima is formed at the detector then, the Section C - Standing waves (organ pipes),
magnitude of wavelength  of the wave produced is Resonance tube, Quink's tube,
given by Kundt's tube

3 R 13. The second overtone of an open organ pipe A and a

(A) 2R (B)
2 closed pipe B have the same frequency at a given
temperature. If follows that the ratio of the
2 R 2 R
(C) (D) (A) length of A and B is 4 : 3
3 5
(B) fundamental frequencies of A & B is 5 : 6
(C) lengths of B to that of A is 5 : 6
10. The maximum intensity produced at D is given by (D) frequencies of first overtone of A & B is 10 : 9
(A) 4I0 (B) 2I0
(C) I0 (D) 3I0 14. A gas is filled in an organ pipe and it is sounded with
an organ pipe in fundamental mode. Choose the
11. The maximum value of  to produce a maxima at D correct statement(s) : (T = constant)
is given by (A) If gas is changed from H2 to O2, the resonant
(A) R (B) 2R frequency will increase
(B) If gas is changed from O2 to N2, the resonant
R 3 R frequency will increase
(C) (D)
2 2
(C) If gas is changed from N2 to He, the resonant
frequency will decrease
12. The maximum value of  to produce a minima at D (D) If gas is changed from He to CH4, the resonant
is given by frequency will decrease
(A) R (B) 2R

R 3 R
(C) (D)
2 2

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Exercise - 3 | Level-I Subjective | JEE Advanced

Section A - Equation of pressure wave,

Velocity, Newton's and laplace A 2.4m
D
formula, Loudness and intensity,
90°
Energy in sound waves
1m
1. A sound wave of frequency 100 Hz is travelling in
air. The speed of sound in air is 350 m/s. (a) By
how much is the phase changed at a given point in
2.5 ms? (b) What is the phase difference at a given B
instant between two points separated by a distance
of 10.0 cm along the direction of propagation?
6. Two identical loudspeakers are located at points A
& B, 2 m apart. The loudspeakers are driven by
2. The equation of a travelling sound wave is the same amplifier. A small detector is moved out
y = 6.0 sin (600 t – 1.8 x) where y is measured in from point B along a line perpendicular to the line
10-5 m, t in second and x in metre. (a) Find the ratio connecting A & B. Taking speed of sound in air as
of the displacement amplitude of the particles to 332 m/s. Find the frequency below which there will
the wavelength of the wave. (b) Find the ratio of
be no position along the line BC at which destructive
the velocity amplitude of the particles to the wave
interference occurs.
speed.

A
3. A man stands before a large wall at a distance of
2m
100.0 m and claps his hands at regular intervals. In
such way that echo of a clap merges with the next B
clap. If he has to clap 5 times during every 3
seconds, find the velocity of sound in air.
7. A source of sound S and a detector D are placed at
4. The loudness level at a distance R from a long linear some distance from one another. A big cardboard is
source of sound is found to be 40dB. At this point, placed near the detector and perpendicular to the line
the amplitude of oscillations of air molecules is 0.01 SD as shown in figure. It is gradually moved away
cm. Then find the loudness level & amplitude at a and it is found that the intensity changes from a
point located at a distance ‘10R’ from the source. maximum to a minimum as the board is moved through
a distance of 20 cm. Find the frequency of the sound
Section B - Interference of waves, emitted. Velocity of sound in air is 336 m/s.
Reflection and refraction

5. Two point sound sources A and B each of power

S D
25 W and frequency 850 Hz are 1 m apart.
(a) Determine the phase difference between the
waves emitting from A and B received by detector
D as in figure. B 8. Sound of wavelength  passes through a Quincke’s
(b) Also determine the intensity of the resultant tube, which is adjusted to give a maximum intensity
sound wave as recorded by detector D . Velocity I0. Find the distance through the sliding tube should
of sound = 340 m/s. be moved to give an intensity I0/2.

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Section C - Standing waves (organ pipes), Section D - Beat's, Doppler's effect (Sound &
Resonance tube, Quink's tube, light)
Kundt's tube
13. Two stationary sources A and B are sounding notes
9. A closed organ pipe of length  = 100 cm is cut into of frequency 680 Hz. An observer moves from A to
two unequal pieces. The fundamental frequency of B with a constant velocity u. If the speed of sound
the new closed organ pipe piece is found to be same is 340 ms–1, what must be the value of u so that he
as the frequency of first overtone of the open organ hears 10 beats per second
pipe piece. Determine the length of the two pieces
and the fundamental tone of the open pipe piece.
14. A, B and C are three tuning forks. Frequency of A
Take velocity of sound = 320 m/s.
is 350 Hz. Beats produced by A and B are 5 per
second and by B and C are 4 per second. When a
10. The first overtone of a pipe closed at one end wax in put on A beat frequency between A and B is
resonates with the third harmonic of a string fixed at 2Hz and between A and C is 6Hz. Then, find the
its ends. The ratio of the speed of sound to the frequency of B and C respectively.
speed of transverse wave travelling on the string is
2 : 1. Find the ratio of the length of pipe to the
15. S, O & W represent source of sound (of frequency
length of string.
f), observer & wall respectively. V0, Vs, VD, V are
velocity of observer, source, wall & sound (in still
11. In a resonance-column experiment, a long tube, open air) respectively. VW is the velocity of wind. They
at the top, is clamped vertically. By a separate device, are moving as shown. Find
water level inside the tube can be moved up or down.
The section of the tube from the open end to the vw vD
water level act as a closed organ pipe. A vibrating V0
tuning fork is held above the open end, first and the vs
second resonances occur when the water level is
24.1 cm and 74.1 cm respectively below the open
(i) The wavelength of the waves coming towards
end. Find the diameter of the tube. [Hint: end
the observer from source.
correction is 0.3d]
(ii) The wavelength of the waves incident on the
wall.
12. An open organ pipe filled with air has a fundamental
(iii) The wavelength of the waves coming towards
frequency 500 Hz. The first harmonic of another
observer from the wall.
organ pipe closed at one end and filled with carbon
dioxide has the same frequency as that of the first (iv) Frequency of the waves (as detected by O)
harmonic of the open organ pipe. Calculate the length coming from wall after reflection.
of each pipe. Assume that the velocity of sound in
air and in carbondioxide to be 330 and 264 m/s
respectively.

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Exercise - 3 | Level-II Subjective | JEE Advanced

Section A - Equation of pressure wave, Section B - Interference of waves,

Reflection and refraction
Velocity, Newton's and laplace
formula, Loudness and intensity, 4. Two speakers are driven by the same oscillator with
Energy in sound waves frequency of 200 Hz. They are located 4 m apart
on a vertical pole. A man walks straight towards the
1. The displacement of the medium in a sound wave lower speaker in a direction perpendicular to the
is given by the equation ; y1 = A cos(ax + bt) where pole, as shown in figure.

A, a & b are positive constants. The wave is re-

flected by an obstacle situated at x = 0. The inten-
L d
sity of the reflected wave is 0.64 times that of the
incident wave.

(a) what are the wavelength & frequency of the

incident wave. (a) How many times will he hear a minimum in
sound intensity, and
(b) write the equation for the reflected wave.
(b) how far is he from the pole at these moments?
(c) in the resultant wave formed after reflection,
Take the speed of sound to be 330 m/s, and ignore
find the maximum & minimum values of the any sound reflections coming off the ground.
particle speeds in the medium.
5. A source emits sound waves of frequency 1000 Hz.
The source moves to the right with a speed of 32
2. Calculate the speed of sound in oxygen from
m/s relative to ground. On the right a reflecting sur-
the following data. The mass of 22.4 litre of face moves towards left with a speed of 64 m/s
oxygen at STP (T = 273 K and p= 1.0 x 105 N/m2) relative to the ground. The speed of sound in air is
is 32 g, the molar heat capacity of oxygen at 332 m/s. Find

constant volume is Cv = 2.5 R and that at constant (a) the wavelength of sound in air incident on re-
flecting surface
pressure is Cp = 3.5 R.
(b) the number of waves arriving per second which
meet the reflecting surface.
3. In a mixture of gases, the average number of (c) the speed of reflected waves.
degrees of freedom per molecule is 6. The rms (d) the wavelength of reflected waves.
speed of the molecules of the gas is c. Find the
velocity of sound in the gas. 6. Find the intensity of sound wave whose frequency
is 250 Hz. The displacement amplitude of particles
of the medium at this position is 1 × 10–8 m. The
density of the medium is 1 kg/m3, bulk modulus of
elasticity of the medium is 400 N/m2.

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Section C - Standing waves (organ pipes), Section D - Beat's, Doppler's effect (Sound &
Resonance tube, Quink's tube, light)
Kundt's tube
10. A train of length l is moving with a constant speed
7. (a) A standing wave in second overtone is v along a circular track of radius R, The engine of
maintained in a open organ pipe of length l. The the train emits a whistle of frequency f. Find the
distance between consecutive displacement node frequency heard by a guard at the rear end of the
and pressure node is ______________. train. Make suitable assumption.
(b) Two consecutive overtones produced by a
narrow air column closed at one end and open at 11. A bullet travels horizontally at 660 m/s at a height
the other are 750 Hz and 1050 Hz. Then the of 5 m from a man. How far is the bullet from the
fundamental frequency from the column is man when he hears its whistle? Velocity of sound
______________. in air = 340 m/s.
(c) A standing wave of frequency 1100 Hz in a
column of methane at 20°C produces nodes that
12. A supersonic jet plane moves parallel to the ground
are 20 cm apart. What is the ratio of the heat
at speed v = 0.75 mach (1 mach = speed of sound).
capacity at constant pressure to that at constant
The frequency of its engine sound is 0 = 2kHz and
volume.
the height of the jat plane is h = 1.5 km. At some
instant an observer on the ground hears a sound of
8. A tube 1.0 m long is closed at one end. A wire of frequency  = 20, Find the instant prior to the
–2
length 0.3 m and mass 1 × 10 kg is stretched instant of hearing when the sound wave received
between two fixed ends and is placed near the open by the observer was emitted by the jet plane.
end. When the wire is plucked at its mid point the Velocity of sound wave in the condition of observer
air column resonates in its 1st overtone. Find the = 340 m/s.
tension in the wire if it vibrates in its fundamental
mode.
[Vsound = 330 m/s]

9. Find the number of possible natural oscillations of

air column in a pipe whose frequencies lie below v0
= 1250 Hz. The length of the pipe is =85 cm. The
velocity of sound is v = 340 m/s.
Consider the two cases:
(a) the pipe is closed from one end
(b) the pipe is opened from both ends.
The open ends of the pipe are assumed to be the
antinodes of displacement.

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Exercise - 4 | Level-I Previous Year | JEE Main

1. An observer moves towards a stationary source of 5. While measuring the speed of sound by performing
sound, with a velocity one-fifth of the velocity of a resonance column experiment, a student gets the
sound. What is the percentage increase in the first resonance condition at a column length of 18
apparent frequency? [AIEEE 2005] cm during winter. Repeating the same experiment
during summer she measures the column length to
(A) zero (B) 0.5%
be x cm for the second resonance. Then
(C) 5% (D) 20%
[AIEEE 2008]

(A) 18 > x (B) x > 54

2. When two tuning forks (forks 1 and forks 2) are
(C) 54 > x > 36 (D) 36 > x > 18
sounded simultaneously, 4 beats per second are
heard. Now, some tape is attached on the prong of
the fork 2. When the tuning forks are sounded again, 6. The speed of sound in oxygen (O2) at a certain
6 beats per second are heard. If the frequency of temperature is 460 ms–1. The speed of sound in
fork is 200 Hz, then what was the original frequency helium (He) at the same temperature will be (assume
of fork 2? [AIEEE 2005] both gases to be ideal) [AIEEE 2008]
(A) 200 Hz (B) 202 Hz (A) 1420 ms–1 (B) 500 ms–1
(C) 196 Hz (D) 204 Hz (C) 650 ms–1 (D) 330 ms–1

3. A whistle producing sound waves of frequencies 7. Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have
9500 Hz and above is approaching a stationary frequencies (v - 1), v, (v + 1). They superpose to
person with speed v ms–1. The velocity of sound in give beat. The number of beats produced per second
air is 300 ms–1. If the person can hear frequencies will be [AIEEE 2009]
upto a maximum of 10,000 Hz, the maximum value
(A) 4 (B) 3
of v upto which he can hear the whistle is
(C) 2 (D) 1
[AIEEE 2006]

(A) 15 2 ms 1 (B) 15/ 2 ms 1

8. A motor cycle starts from rest & accelerates along a
(C) 15ms 1 (D) 30ms1 straight path at 2 ms–2. At the starting point of the
motor cycle there is a stationary electric sire. How
far has the motor cycle gone when the driver hears
4. A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 the frequency of the siren at 94% of its value
db. The intensity decreases by a factor of when the motor cycle was at rest ? (speed of
[AIEEE 2007] sound = 330 ms–1) [AIEEE 2009]

(A) 1000 (B) 10000 (A) 49 m (B) 98 m

(C) 10 (D) 100 (C) 147 m (D) 196 m

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9. A cylindrical tube, open at both ends, has a 12. A train is moving on a straight track with speed
fundamental frequency, f, in air. The tube is dipped 20 ms–1. It is blowing its whistle at the frequency of
vertically in water so that half of it is in water. The 1000 Hz. The percentage change in the frequency
fundamental frequency of the air-column is now heard by a person standing near the track as the
train passes him is (speed of sound = 320 ms–1)
[AIEEE 2012]
close to : [JEE MAIN 2015]
f (A) 18% (B) 24%
(A) f (B)
2
(C) 6% (D) 12%

3f
(C) (D) 2f
4 13. A pipe open at both ends has a fundamental
frequency f in air. The pipe is dipped vertically in
water so that half of it is in water. The fundamental
10. A sonometer wire of length 1.5 m is made of steel. frequency of the air column is now:
The tension in it produces an elastic strain of 1%.
[JEE MAIN 2016]
What is the fundamental frequency of steel if density
and elasticity of steel are 7.7 × 10 3 kg/m3 and
3f
2.2×1011 N/m2 respectively? [JEE MAIN 2013] (A)
4
(B) 2f

(A) 200.5 Hz (B) 770 Hz

f
(C) f (D)
(C) 188.5 Hz (D) 178.2 Hz 2

14. An observer is moving with half the speed of light

11. A pipe of length 85 cm is closed from one end. Find towards a stationary microwave source emitting
the number of possible natural oscillations of air waves at frequency 10 GHz. What is the frequency
column in the pipe whose frequencies lie below 1250 of the microwave measured by the observer ?
Hz. The velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s. [JEE MAIN 2017]
(speed of light = 3×108 ms-1)
[JEE MAIN 2014]
(A) 15.3 GHz (B) 10.1 GHz
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 12.1 GHz (D) 17.3 GHz

(C) 12 (D) 8

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Exercise - 4 | Level-II Previous Year | JEE Advanced

1. In a resonance column method, resonance occurs at 6. The speed of sound of the whistle is :
two successive level of l1 = 30.7 cm and l2 = 63.2 (A) 340 m/s for passengers in A and 310 m/s for
cm using a tuning fork of f = 512 Hz. What is the passengers in B.
maximum error in measuring speed of sound using (B) 360 m/s for passengers in A and 310 m/s for
relations v = f  &  = 2(l2 – l1) [JEE-2005 (Sc)] passengers in B.
(A) 256 cm/sec (B) 92 cm/sec (C) 310 m/s for passengers in A and 360 m/s for
(C) 128 cm/sec (D) 102.4 cm/sec passengers in B.
(D) 340 m/s for passengers in both the trains.
2. A whistling train approaches a junction. An observer
standing at junction observers the frequency to be 7. The distribution of the sound intensity of the whistle
2.2 KHz and 1.8 KHz of the approaching and the as observed by the passengers in train A is best
receding train. Find the speed of the train (speed represented by :
sound = 300 m/s). [JEE-2005]

Intensity

Intensity
Passage (Q.3 to 5)
Two plane harmonic sound waves are expressed (A) (B)
by the equations.
y1 (x, t) = A cos (x – 100 t) f1 f2 Frequency f1 f2 Frequency
y2 (x, t) = A cos (0.46x – 92 t)
(All parameters are in MKS) [JEE 2006]
Intensity

Intensity
3. How many times does an obsever hear maximum
intensity in one second? (C) (D)
(A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 8 f1 f2 Frequency f1 f2 Frequency

4. What is the speed of the second?

(A) 200 m/s (B) 180 m/s 8. The spread of frequency as observed by the
(C) 192 m/s (D) 96 m/s passengers in train B is :
(A) 310 Hz (B) 330 Hz
5. At x = 0 how many times the amplitude of y1 + y2 is (C) 350 Hz (D) 290 Hz
zero in one second?
(A) 192 (B) 48 (C) 100 (D) 96
9. A vibrating string of certain length l under a tension
T resonates with a mode corresponding to the first
Passage (Q.6 to 8)
overtone (third harmonic) of an air column of length
Two trains A and B are moving with speeds 20 m/s 75 cm inside a tube closed at one end. The string
and 30 m/s respectively in the same direction on also generates 4 beats/s when excited along with a
the same straight track, with B ahead of A. The tuning fork of frequency n. Now when the tension
engines are at the front ends. The engine of train A of the string is slightly increased the number of beats
blows a long whistle. [JEE 2007] reduces to 2 per second. Assuming the velocity of
sound in air to be 340 m/s, the frequency n of the
tuning fork in Hz is : [JEE 2008]
Intensity

(A) 344 (B) 336

(C) 117.3 (D) 109.3
f1 f2 Frequency
10. A student performed the experiment to measure
Assume that the sound of the whistle is composed the speed of sound in air using resonance aircolumn
of components varying in frequency from f1 = 800 method. Two resonances in the aircolumn ware
Hz to f2 = 1120 Hz, as shown in the figure. The obtained by lowering the water level. The resonance
spread in the frequency (highest frequency–lowest with the shorter aircolumn is the first resonance
frequency) is thus 320 Hz. The speed of sound in
and that with the longer aircolumn is the second
air is 340 m/s.
resonance. Then, [JEE 2009]

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(A) the intensity of the sound heard at the first (C) Stretched wire clamped (R) f = L
resonance was more than that at the second at both ends
resonance
(B) the prongs of the tuning fork were kept in a
horizontal plane above the resonance tube O L
(C) the amplitude of vibration of the ends of the
(D) Stretched wire clamped at (S) f = 2L
prongs is typically around 1 cm
both ends and at mid point
(D) the length of the aircolumn at the first resonance
1
was somewhat shorter than the of the O L (T) f = 4L
4 L/2
wavelength of the sound in air
14. A police car with a siren of frequency 8 kHz is
11. A stationary source is emitting sound at a fixed
moving with uniform velocity 36 km/hr towards a
frequency f0, which is reflected by two cars
tall building which reflects the sound waves. The
approaching the source. The difference between
speed of sound in air is 320 m/s. The frequency of
the frequencies of sound reflected from the cars is
the siren heard by the car driver is [JEE 2011]
1.2 %of f0. What is the difference in the speeds of
(A) 8.50 kHz (B) 8.25 kHz
the cars (in km per hour) to the nearest integer ?
(C) 7.75 kHz (D) 7.50 kHz
The cars are moving at constant speeds much
smaller than the speed of sound which is 330 ms–1.
15. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a
[JEE 2010]
result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down the
12. A hollow pipe of length 0.8 m is closed at one end. pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the
At its open end a 0.5 m long uniform string is pipe,
vibrating in its second harmonic and it resonates (A) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the
with the fundamental frequency of the pipe. If the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open.
tension in the wire is 50 N and the speed of sound (B) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe,
is 320 ms–1, the mass of the string is :[JEE 2010] if the other end of the pipe is open.
(A) 5 g (B) 10 g (C) a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe,
(C) 20 g (D) 40 g if the other end of the pipe is closed.
(D) a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the
pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed.
13. Column I shows four systems, each of the same
[JEE 2012]
length L, for producing standing waves. The lowest
possible natural frquency of a system is called its 16. Two vehicles, each moving with speed u on the same
fundamental frequency, whose wavelength is horizontal straight road, are approaching each other.
denoted as f. Match each system with statement Wind blows along the road with velocity w. One of
given in column II describing the nature and these vehicles blows a whistle of frequency f1. An
wavelength of the standing waves. [JEE 2011] observer in the other vehicle hears the frequency
Column I Column II of the whistle of be f2. The speed of sound in still
(A) Pipe closed at one end (P) Longitudinal waves air is V. The correct statement (s) is (are) [JEE 2013]
(A) If the wind blows from the observer to the
source, f2 > f1.
O L (B) If the wind blows from the source to the
observer, f2 > f1.
(B) Pipe open at both ends (Q) Transverse waves
(C) If the wind blows from observer to the source,
f2 < f1.
(D) If the wind blows from the source to the
O L
observer, f2 < f1.

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17. A sudent is perfarming an expernment using a (B) The plot below represents schematically the
resonance column and a tuning fork of frequency variation of beat frequency with time
244 s-1. He is told that the air in the tube has been
replaced by another gas (assume that the column
remains filled with the gas). If the minimum hight
at which resonance occurs is (0.350  0.005)m,
the gas in the tube is(useful information :
1/ 2
167RT  640J1/ 2 mole - 1/2 , 140RT  590J
mole-1/2. The molar masses M is garms are given in

10 (C) vP + vR = 2vQ
the options. Take the values of for each gas
M (D) The rate of change in beat frequency is
as given there.) [JEE Advanced 2014] maximum when the car passes through Q
[JEE Advanced 2016]
 10 7 
(A) Neon  M =20, 20 = 10 
  19. A block M hangs vertically at the bottom end of a
 10 3  uniform rope of constant mass per unit length. The
(B) Nitrogen  M  28,  
28 5  top end of the rope is attached to a fixed rigid support

at O. A transverse wave pulse (Pulse 1) of
 10 9  wavelength  0 is produced at point A (Pulse 2)
(C) Oxygen  M  32,  
32 16 
 without disturbing the position of M it takes time TAO
 10 17  to reach point O. Which of the following options
(D) Argon  M  36, 36  32  is/are correct? [JEE Advanced 2017]
 
(A) The velocities of the
18. Two loudspeakers M and N are located 20 m apart two pulses (Pulse 1 and
and emit sound at frequencies 118 Hz an 121 Hz, Pulse 2) are the same at
respectively. A car is initially at a point P, 1800 m the midpoint of rope
away from the midpoint Q of the line MN and moves (B) The velocities of any
towards Q constantly at 60 km/hr along the pulse along the rope is
perpendicular bisector of MN. It crosses Q and independent of its
eventually reaches a point R, 1800 m away from frequency and wavelength
Q, Let v(t) represent the beat frequency measured
(C) The wavelength of
by a person sitting in the car at time t. Let vP, vQ
Pulse 1 becomes longer
and vB be the beat frequencies measured at locations
when it reaches point A
P, Q and R, respectively. The speed of sound in air
is 330 ms-1. Which of the following statement(s) is (D) The time TAO = TOA
(are) true regarding the sound heard by the person?
20. A stationary source emits the sound of frequency
(A) The plot below represents schematically the
f0 = 492 Hz. The sound is reflected by a large car
variation of beat frequency with time
v(t) approaching thesourcewith aspeed of 2 ms–1. The
reflected signal is received by the source and
P superposed with the original. What will be the beat
frequency of the resulting signal in Hz? (Given that
Q the speed of sound in air is 330 ms–1 and the car
vQ
reflects the sound at the frequency it has received)
[JEE Advanced 2017]
R
t

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21. A person measures the depth of a well by measur- 23. In an experiment to measure the speed of sound by
ing the time intgerval between dropping a stone and a resonating air column, a tuning fork of frequency
receiving the sound of impact with the bottom of 500 Hz is used. The length of the air column is varied
the well. The error in his measurement of time is by changing the level of water in the resonance
T = 0.01 seconds and he measures the depth of tube. Two successive resonances are heard at air
the well to be L = 20 meters. Take the acceleration columns of length 50.7 cm and 83.9 cm. Which of
due to gravity g = 10 ms–2 and the velocityof sound the following statements is (are) true ?
is 300 ms–1. Then the fractional error in the mea- [JEE Advanced 2018]
surement, L/L, is closest to [JEE Advanced 2017] (A) The speed of sound determined from this
(A) 5% (B) 1% experiment is 332 ms-1
(C) 3% (D) 0.2% (B) The end correction in this experiment is 0.9 cm
(C) The wavelength of the sound wave is 66.4 cm
22. Two men are walking along a horizontal straight (D) The resonance at 50.7 cm corresponds to the
line in the same direction. The man in front walks fundamental harmonic
at a speed 1.0 ms–1 and the man behind walks at a
speed 2.0 ms–1. A third man is standing at a height
12m above the same horizontal line such that all
three men are in a vertical plane. The two walking
men are blowing identical whistles which emit a
sound of frequency 1430 Hz. The speed of sound
in air is 330 ms–1. At the instant, when the moving
men are 10 m apart, the stationary man is equidistant
from them. The frequency of beats in Hz, heard by
the stationary man at this instant, is __________.
[JEE Advanced 2018]

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Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | JEE Main

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D
11. D 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B
26. B 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. B
31. C 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. A

Exercise - 2 (Leve-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main

1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. B
16. D 17. D 18. D 19. C 20. B
21. A

Exercise - 2 (Level-II) Multiple Correct | JEE Advanced

1. A,B 2. C 3. A 4. A,D 5. C
6. A,B,D 7. B,C 8. A,B,C 9. A,B,D 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. C,D 14. B,D

Exercise - 3 | Level-I Subjective | JEE Advanced

 2
1. (a) (b) 2. (a) 1.7 × 10–5 (b) 1.08 × 10–4
2 35

3. 333 m/s 4. 30 dB, 10 10 mm

5. (a) p (b) I  ( I A – IB ) 2  (25 / 312 ) 2 6. 83 Hz 7. 420 Hz

8. /8 9. 20, 80 cm, 200 Hz 10. 1:1 11. 3 cm

12. 33 cm and 13.2 cm 13. 2.5 ms–1 14. 345, 341 or 349 Hz
15. (i) (V – Vw + Vs) / f (ii) (V + Vw – Vs) / f (iii) (V–Vw–VD) / fr ; where fr=(V+Vw+VD/v + Vw – Vs) f
(iv) (V – Vw – Vo/V – Vw – VD) fr

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Exercise - 3 | Level-II Subjective | JEE Advanced

1. (a) 2 /a, b/2, (b) y2 = ± 0.8 A cos (ax – bt), (c) max. = 1.8 bA, min = 0,
2. 310 m/s 3. 2c/3 4. (a) 2; (b) 9.28 m and 1.99 m

 2  10 –9
5. (a) 0.3 m, (b) 1320, (c) 332 m/s, (d) 0.2 m 6. W/m2
4

7. (a) l/6 ; (b) 150 Hz; (c) 1.28 8. 735 N

v v
9. (a) vn = (2n + 1); six oscillations ; (b) vn= (n+1), also six oscillations ; Here n = 0, 1, 2, ...
4 2

10. f 11. 9.7 m 12. 5.9 sec

Exercise - 4 | Level-I Previous Year | JEE Main

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D
11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A

Exercise - 4 | Level-II Previous Year | JEE Advanced

1. D 2. Vs = 30 m/s 3. A 4. A
5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. A
10. A,C,D 11. 7 12. B
13. A  PT ; B  PS ; C  QS ; D  QR
14. A 15. B,D 16. A,B 17. D 18. A,C,D
19. BD 20. 6 21. B 22. 5.00 Hz 23. AC

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