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The ratio of frequencies of fundamental harmonic produced by an open pipe to that of closed pipe having the same length is

Asked in NEET 2023 · Closed and open pipes

Answer: (1) 2:1

Step-by-step solution

Idea: the boundary conditions fix how much of a wavelength fits in each pipe.

An open pipe has antinodes at both ends, so its fundamental fits half a wavelength: fₒ=v/(2ℓ).

A closed pipe has a node at the closed end and an antinode at the open one, so its fundamental fits a quarter wavelength: f_c=v/(4ℓ).

(fₒ)/(f_c)=v/(2ℓ)×(4ℓ)/v.

(fₒ)/(f_c)=2:1.

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