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Grade 12Wave Motion

a string vibreted in 3 loops under tension produced by 8 grams wt.. what must b the wt. so tat string vibrates in 6 loops. Neglect mass of string.

Profile image of Mohit Mittal
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

wavelength becomes half, so assuming frequency is constant speed also becomes half, speed is directly proportional to square root of tension, thus new weight=2grams wt.