What is the path difference for destructive interference? f

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201.

Assertion: When a beetle moves along the sand within a few tens of centimetres of a sand scorpion, the scorpion immediately turns towards the beetle and dashes towards it. 

Reason:  When a beetle disturbs the sand, it sends pulses along the sand's surface. One set of pulses is longitudinal while the other set is transverse.

  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • if assertion and reason is false

  • if both assertion and reason are false statements


202.

Light propagates rectilinearly because of its

  • frequency

  • velocity

  • Wavelength

  • Wave nature


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203.

What is the path difference for destructive interference?

  • n + 1 λ2

  • n ( λ + 1)

  • 2n + 1 λ2


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2n + 1 λ2

When two waves of same frequency travel in medium in the one and the same direction then, the resultant at any point of the medium is different from the sum of the intensities of the two waves, due to their superposition. At some point it is very less and negligible and this is called Destructive interference.   

If the waves interfere destructively, then path difference is given by  λ2,  3λ2, 5λ2 etc

Therefore path difference of a destructive interference is  2n + 1 λ2 

( where n = 1, 2 , 3,...... ) etc


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204.

A siren emitting sound of frequency 800 Hz is going away from a static listener with a speed of 30 m/s. Frequency of the sound to be heard by the listener is (Take velocity of sound as 300 m/s)

  • 733.3 Hz

  • 481.2 Hz

  • 644.8 Hz

  • 286.5 Hz


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205.

If equation of dound wave is   y = 0.0015 sin ( 62.8 x + 316 t ) then its wavelength will be

  • 0.2 unit

  • 0.3 unit

  • 0.1 unit

  • 2 unit


206.

The graph between wave number  ν  and angular frequency  ( ω ) is

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207.

Assertion: The flash of  lightening is seen before the sound of thunder is heard. 

Reason:  Speed of sound is greater than speed of light.

  • If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

  • If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


208.

If fundamental frequency is 50 and next successive frequencies are 150 and 250 then it is

  • a pipe closed at both end

  • a pipe closed at one end

  • an open pipe

  • a stretched pipe


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209.

A source of frequency 240 Hz is moving towards an observer with a velocity of 20 m/s. The observer is now moving towards the source with a velocity of 20 m/s. Apparent frequency heard by observer, if velocity of sound is 340 m/s, is

  • 268 Hz

  • 270 Hz

  • 360 Hz

  • 240 Hz


210.

Assertion: Soldiers are asked to break steps while crossing the bridge. 

Reason: The frequency of thick marching may be equal to the natural frequency of bridge and may lead to resonance which can break the bridge.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If assertion is false but reason is true.


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