A progressive sound wave of frequency 500Hz is travelling through air with a speed of $350 m s^{- 1}$ . A compression maximum appears at a place at a given instant. The minimum time interval after which the rarefraction maximum occurs at the same point , is

200 s

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\frac{1}{250} s

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\frac{1}{500} s

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\frac{1}{1000} s

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Solution

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{1000} s$
Time period of wave $T = \frac{1}{500}$

In one time period there is a maximum of both rarefaction and compression,

hence time after which rarefaction occurs is $\frac{T}{2} = \frac{1}{1000}$

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A progressive sound wave of frequency 500Hz is travelling through air with a speed of 350ms−1. A compression maximum appears at a place at a given instant. The minimum time interval after which the rarefraction maximum occurs at the same point , is

The correct option is C 11000sTime period of wave T=1500In one time period there is a maximum of both rarefaction and compression, hence time after which rarefaction occurs is T2=11000

A progressive sound wave of frequency 500Hz is travelling through air with a speed of $350 m s^{- 1}$ . A compression maximum appears at a place at a given instant. The minimum time interval after which the rarefraction maximum occurs at the same point , is

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{1000} s$
Time period of wave $T = \frac{1}{500}$

In one time period there is a maximum of both rarefaction and compression,

hence time after which rarefaction occurs is $\frac{T}{2} = \frac{1}{1000}$