In Melde’s experiment in the transverse mode, the frequency of the tuning fork and the frequency of the waves in the strings are in the ratio

Options

A. `2:1`
B. `4:1`
C. `1:1`
D. `1:2`

Answer

C

Explanation

In transverse mode the fork is so placed that the motion of the prongs is in direction perpendicular to the length of the string. As the fork completes one vibration, so does the string, so that its frequency is the same as that of the fork.