Displacement and Pressure Nodes/Antinodes – Rankers Physics

Standing Wave in String and Organ Pipe: Practice Problem & Solution

Assertion (A): In a stationary-wave system, displacement nodes are pressure antinodes, and displacement antinodes are pressure nodes. Reason (R): When a closed organ pipe vibrates, the pressure of the gas at the closed end remains constant.  
(1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
(2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Short Solution (Best for NEET):

To solve this problem, we apply the core principles of Standing Wave in String and Organ Pipe. Understanding the underlying formula is key to arriving at the correct answer below:

In a stationary wave, displacement nodes correspond to points of maximum pressure variation (pressure antinodes) and displacement antinodes correspond to points of minimum pressure variation (pressure nodes). So, (A) is true.


At the closed end of an organ pipe, there must be a displacement node, which is a pressure antinode, meaning there is maximum pressure variation, not constant pressure. Thus, (R) is false.

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