Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
When a wave pulse travelling in a string...


When a wave pulse travelling in a string is reflected from rigid wall to which string is tied as shown in figure. For this situation two statements are given below.
(1) The reflected pulse will be in same orientation of incident pulse due to a phase change of `pi` radians
(2) During reflection the wall exert a force on string in upward direction

A

0nly (1) is true

B

only (2) is true.

C

Both are true

D

both are wrong

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D

Reflected pulse will be inverted as it is reflected by a denser medium. The wall exerts force in downwards direction.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • WAVES AND ACOUSTICS

    A2Z|Exercise Beats|20 Videos
  • WAVES AND ACOUSTICS

    A2Z|Exercise Stationary Waves|20 Videos
  • WAVES AND ACOUSTICS

    A2Z|Exercise Equation And Energy Of Progressive Wave|16 Videos
  • VECTORS

    A2Z|Exercise Chapter Test|29 Videos
  • WORK, ENERGY, POWER AND COLLISION

    A2Z|Exercise Chapter Test|29 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A pulse shown here is reflected from the rigid wall A and then from free end B. The shape of the string after these 2 Reflection will be.

A wave pulse, travelling on a two piece string, gets partically reflected and partically transmitted at the junction, The reflected wave is inverted in shape as compard to the incident one. If the incident wave has speed v and the transmitted wave v'

A wave pulse, travelling on a two piece string, gets partially reflected and partially transmitted at the junction. The reflected wave is inverted in shape as compared to the incident one. If the incident wave has wavelength lambda and the transmitted wave lambda' .

A wave pulse, travelling on a two piece string, gets partially reflected and partialy transmitted at the junction. The reflected wave is inverted in shape as compared to the incident one. If the incident wave has wavelength lamda and the transmitted wave lamda

Two pulses travel in mutually opposite directions in a string with a speed of 2.5 cm//s as shown in the figure. Initially the pulses are 10 cm apart. What will be the state of the string after two seconds?

Two pulses are travelling along a string in opposite directions towards each other as shown in the figure. If the wave velocity is 2cm//s and the pulses are 6 cm apart, then after 1.5 sec , the energy stored in the string will be (Assume shapes of pulses to be similar)

A string is tied at two rigid supports . A pulse is generated on the string as shown in figure . Minimum time after which string will regain its shape as shown in figure ( Neglect the time during reflection )

A string that is 10 cm long is fixed at both ends. At t=0, a pulse travelling from left to right at 1cm//s is 4.0 cm from the right end as shown in figure. Determine the next two times when the pulse will be at that point again. State in each case whether the pulse is upright or inverted . .

A wave pulse on a string has the dimension at time t=0 as shown below is reflected from a fixed end O . Its dimensions at t=3s is

A2Z-WAVES AND ACOUSTICS-Superposition And Interference
  1. Out of given four waves (1),(2),(3) and (4) y=asin(kx+omegat) ..(1)...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Equation of motion in the same direction is given by y1=Asin(omegat-kx...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. The amplitude of a wave represented by displacement equation y=(1)/(sq...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Two waves having equations x1=asin(omegat+phi1), x2=asin(omegat+phi...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A wave travels on a light string. The equation of the wave is Y = A si...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. In a large room, a person receives direct sound waves from a source 12...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Two speakers connected to the same source of fixed frequency are place...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Two loudspeakers L1 and L2 driven by a common oscillator and amplifier...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Two pulses travel in mutually opposite directions in a string with a s...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Two pulses are travelling along a string in opposite directions toward...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. There are 10 sound sources each producing intensity I at a point indep...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Two coherent sources of different intensities send waves which interf...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A string fixed at both ends has consecutive standing wave modes for wh...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. When a wave pulse travelling in a string is reflected from rigid wall ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. S(1) and S(2) are two coherent sources of sound of frequency 110Hz eac...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. In the figure the intensity of waves arriving at D from two coherent s...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Two interfering waves have intensities in the ratio 9:1. Then the rati...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. The difference of loudness in decibels (dB) between maximum and minimu...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The wavelength of the waves arriving at P from two coherent sources S1...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. S1 and S2 are two coherent sources of sound having no initial phase di...

    Text Solution

    |