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A steel wire of mass 4.0 g and length 80 cm is fixed at the two ends. The tension in the wire is 50 N. Find the frequency and wavelength of the fourth harmonic of the fundamental.

A

`80 cm`

B

`60 cm`

C

`40 cm`

D

`20 cm`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`f = (4V)/(2L) rArr lambda = (v)/(f) = (L)/(2) = 40 cm`
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