NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Physics Chapter 15 Waves
NCERT Solutions Class 11 Physics Chapter 15 Waves
NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Physics Chapter 15 Waves is designed and prepared by the best teachers across India. All the important topics are covered in the exercises and each answer comes with a detailed explanation to help students understand concepts better. These NCERT solutions play a crucial role in your preparation for all exams conducted by the CBSE, including the JEE.
NCERT TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS SOLVED
1. A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. What is the wavelength of sound in a tissue in which the speed of sound is 1.7 km s-1? The operating frequency of the scanner is 4.2 MHz.Ans. Here speed of sound => Ï… = 1.7 km s-1 = 1700 ms-1 and
frequency Ï…= 4.2 MHz = 4.2 x 106 Hz
.’. Wavelength, A = υ/V = 1700/(4.2 x 106) =4.1 x 10-4 m.
Ans. Let Ï…1 and Ï…2 be the frequencies of strings A and B respectively.
Then, Ï…1 = 324 Hz, Ï…2 = ?
Number of beats, b = 6
υ2 = υ1 ± b = 324 ± 6 !.e., υ2 = 330 Hz or 318 Hz
Since the frequency is directly proportional to square root of tension, on decreasing the tension in the string A, its frequency Ï…1 will be reduced i.e., number of beats will increase if Ï…2 = 330 Hz. This is not so because number of beats become 3.
Therefore, it is concluded that the frequency Ï…2 = 318 Hz. because on reducing the tension in the string A, its frequency may be reduced to 321 Hz, thereby giving 3 beats with Ï…2 = 318 Hz.
(a) in a sound wave, a displacement node is a pressure antinode and vice versa.
(b) bats can ascertain distances, directions, nature and sizes of the obstacles without any "eyes".
(c) a violin note and sitar note may have the same frequency, yet we can distinguish between the two notes.
(d) solids can support both longitudinal and transverse waves, but only longitudinal waves can propagate in gases, and
(e) the shape of a pulse gets distorted during propagation in a dispersive medium.
Ans. (a) In a sound wave, a decrease in displacement i.e., displacement node causes an increase in the pressure there i.e., a pressure antinode is formed. Also, an increase in displacement is due to the decrease in pressure.
(b) Bats emit ultrasonic waves of high frequency from their mouths. These waves after being reflected back from the obstacles on their path are observed by the bats. These waves give them an idea of distance, direction, nature and size of the obstacles.
(c) The quality of a violin note is different from the quality of sitar. Therefore, they emit different harmonics which can be observed by human ear and used to differentiate between the two notes.
(d) This is due to the fact that gases have only the bulk modulus of elasticity whereas solids have both, the shear modulus as well as the bulk modulus of elasticity.
(e) A pulse of sound consists of a combination of waves of different wavelength. In a dispersive medium, these waves travel with different velocities giving rise to the distortion in the wave.