Ratio of lengths of closed and open pipes – Rankers Physics
Topic: Waves
Subtopic: Standing Wave in String and Organ Pipe

Ratio of lengths of closed and open pipes

The fifth overtone of a closed pipe is observed to be unison with third overtone of an open pipe. The ratio of the lengths of the pipes is
9 : 7
11 : 8
12 : 9
13 : 10

Solution:

For the fifth overtone of a closed pipe, \(f_c = 11 \left(\frac{v}{4L_c}\right)\). For the third overtone of an open pipe, \(f_o = 4 \left(\frac{v}{2L_o}\right)\). Equating \(f_c = f_o\) yields \(\frac{L_c}{L_o} = \frac{11}{8}\).

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