Fundamental Frequency of Sonometer Wire – Rankers Physics
Topic: Waves
Subtopic: Standing Wave in String and Organ Pipe

Fundamental Frequency of Sonometer Wire

The fundamental frequency of a sonometer wire increases by 6 Hz. If its tension is increased by 44%, keeping the length constant. Then find this fundamental frequency:
28 Hz
30 Hz
33 Hz
42 Hz

Solution:

Since frequency \(f \propto \sqrt{T}\), increasing tension by 44% makes \(f' = f \sqrt{1.44} = 1.2f\). Thus, the change in frequency is \(0.2f = 6 \text{ Hz}\), which gives \(f = 30 \text{ Hz}\).

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