A Steel Rod Of Length 1.0 m is Clamped Rigidly At Its Middle. What Is The Frequency Of The Fundamental Mode For The Longitudinal Vibrations Of The Rod? The Speed Of Sound In Steel = 5 × 103 ms –1.  

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Question

A steel rod of length 1.0 m is clamped rigidly at its middle. What is the frequency of the fundamental mode for the longitudinal vibrations of the rod? The speed of sound in steel = 5 × 103 ms –1 

Solution

Correct option is

2.5 kHz

 

Since the rod is clamped rigidly in the middle, the middle point of the rod is a node. In the fundamental mode, the end-points of the rod are antinodes. Therefore, the distance between two consecutive antinodes = L= 1.0 m. But, the distance between two consecutive antinodes is λ/2.   

 The frequency of the fundamental mode is  

               

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