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491
Longitudinal waves are also called:
A. None of them
B. Radio waves
C. Transverse waves
D. Compressional waves
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Longitudinal waves involve compressions and rarefactions in the medium, so they are called compressional waves.
492
Which of the following is/are examples of mechanical waves i.e. waves generated in:
A. Coil of spring
B. Water
C. Rope
D. All of them
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Rope waves, spring (coil) waves, and water waves all involve material oscillations, so all listed are mechanical waves.
493
If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled, what will be its new time period? (T = original time period)
A. 0.7 T
B. 1.4 T
C. T
D. T/2
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Period T ∝ √L, so doubling length multiplies period by √2 ≈ 1.414, i.e., ≈1.4 T.
494
Davisson and Germer used in their experiment:
A. Nickel crystal
B. Electron gun
C. Detector
D. All of these
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Davisson and Germer's experiment required a nickel crystal target, an electron gun, and a detector, so 'All of these' correctly lists the apparatus used.
495
Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Light travels faster in vacuum than in air
B. The wavelength of light is longer than the wavelength of sound
C. Speed of sound is 'Mach number one'
D. Sound travels nearly 330 meters in one second
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Typical wavelengths of light are orders of magnitude smaller than wavelengths of audible sound, so the statement claiming light's wavelength is longer is incorrect.
496
On average, there is no energy transfer in
A. standing waves
B. water waves
C. sound waves
D. mechanical waves
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In standing waves energy oscillates between potential and kinetic forms locally, with no net transport of energy on average.
497
If the mass of the bob of a pendulum is doubled its time period is:
A. Halved
B. Doubled
C. Increases four times
D. Unchanged
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The period of a simple pendulum is independent of the mass and depends only on length and gravity (T = 2π√(L/g)).
498
If the mass attached to a spring is made four times, the time period will
A. Be four times
B. Remain unaffected
C. Be doubled
D. Be six times
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T ∝ √m so if mass becomes 4m, T becomes √4 = 2 times (doubled).
499
If a simple harmonic oscillator has got a displacement of 0.02 m and acceleration equal to 2.0 m/s² at any time, the angular frequency of the oscillator is equal to
A. 0.1 rad/s
B. 1 rad/s
C. 10 rad/s
D. 100 rad/s
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For SHM a = ω²x, so ω² = a/x = 2.0/0.02 = 100, giving ω = 10 rad/s.
500
A travelling wave passes a point of observation. At this point the time interval between successive crests is 0.2 sec, then for this wave the
A. frequency is 5 Hz
B. wavelength is 5 metre
C. velocity of propagation is 5 metre/sec
D. wavelength is 0.2 metre
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Time between successive crests is the period T = 0.2 s, so frequency f = 1/T = 5 Hz.