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An organ pipe has two successive harmonics with frequencies and
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
An organ pipe has two successive harmonics with frequencies
400
Hz
400\,\text{Hz}
400
Hz
and
560
Hz
560\,\text{Hz}
560
Hz
. The speed of sound in air is
344
m s
−
1
344\,\text{m s}^{-1}
344
m s
−
1
. (a) Is this an open or a closed pipe? (b) What two harmonics are there? (c) What is the length of the pipe?
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