List of top Physics Questions on Wave characteristics

A body sends a wave \(150\) mm long through medium P and \(0.30\) m long in medium Q. If velocity of the wave in medium P is \(80\,\text{cm s}^{-1}\), the velocity of wave in medium Q is

The equation of a progressive wave is given by \(y = 6cos(100t-4x)\) where \(y\) is in \(μ\text{m}\), \(x\) in metre and \(t\) in second. The ratio of the maximum particle velocity to the velocity of wave is

The number of waves counted by an observer on the sea-coast in one minute is 54. If the wavelength of the waves is \(5 \text{m}\) then the velocity of the waves in \(\text{m/s}\) will be

The equation of wave motion is \(Y = 6sin(12πt-0.02πx+\frac{π}{3})\) where x is in metre and time in second. The velocity of the wave is

A simple harmonic progressive wave is represented by \(y = Asin(120πt+3x)\). The distance between two points on the wave at a phase difference of \(\frac{π}{3}\) radian is

A traveling wave is described by the equation \(y(x,t) = [0.05sin(8x-4t)]\) m
The velocity of the wave is [All the quantities are in SI unit]

The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of \(60^{\circ}\) in a wave of frequency \(n\) is \(x\) meter. The velocity with which wave is traveling is

Two waves are represented by the equations, \(y_1 = asin(ωt+kx+0.57)\) m and \(y_2 = acos(ωt+kx)\) m, where \(x\) is in metre and \(t\) is in second. What is the phase difference between them? (\(π = 3.14\))

Sound waves travel at \(350\) m/s through a warm air and at \(3500\) m/s through brass. Which of the following is correct about the wavelength of a \(700\) Hz accoustic wave as it enters brass from warm air?

Waves having a velocity 10m/s, strike a stationary boat near the sea shore. The distance between two consecutive crests of the waves is 40m. After how many second, the consecutive waves strike the boat?

The equation of a progressive wave is \(Y = 3sin[π(\frac{t}{3}-\frac{x}{5})+\frac{π}{4}]\) where X and Y are in metre and time in second. Which of the following is correct?

In the given wave equation $y=0.05 \sin \frac{2\pi}{\lambda}(x-200t)\text{ m}$, the velocity of the wave (in $\text{ms}^{-1}$) is

What is the frequency of a wave with a speed of \(30\,m/s\) if the distance between 11 consecutive crests is \(1\,m\)?

A progressive wave of frequency $400 \text{ Hz}$ is travelling with velocity $336 \text{ m/s}$. How far apart are the two points on a wave which are $60^\circ$ out of phase?

The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of \(45^{\circ}\) in a wave of frequency \(300 \text{ Hz}\) is \(4.0 \text{ m}\). The velocity of the travelling wave is (in \( \text{km/s} \))

The equation of wave is $y = 60 \sin(1200t - 6x)$, where ' $y$ ' is in micron, ' $t$ ' is in second and ' $x$ ' is in metre. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the wave velocity of wave propagation is

The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of \(45^{\circ}\) in a wave of frequency \(300 \text{ Hz}\) is \(4.0 \text{ m}\). The velocity of the travelling wave is (in \( \text{km/s} \))

A progressive wave of frequency $400 \text{ Hz}$ is travelling with velocity $336 \text{ m/s}$. How far apart are the two points on a wave which are $60^\circ$ out of phase?

The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of \(45^{\circ}\) in a wave of frequency \(300 \text{ Hz}\) is \(4.0 \text{ m}\). The velocity of the travelling wave is (in \( \text{km/s} \))

A transverse wave along a string is given by \( y = 2 \sin \left( 2\pi (3t - x) + \frac{\pi{4} \right) \), where \( x \) and \( y \) are in cm and \( t \) in second. Find the acceleration of a particle located at \( x = 4 \) cm at \( t = 1 \) s.}

Two pendulums of time periods \(3\,s\) and \(7\,s\), respectively, start oscillating simultaneously from opposite extreme positions. After how much time will they be in same phase?

The work function of a substance is 3.0 eV. The longest wavelength of light that can cause the emission of photoelectrons from this substance is approximately:

In single electron \(atom/ion\), first member of Lyman series is \(λ\), then wavelength of second member of their series shall be

Stopping potential is \(8\) \(V\) if wavelength of incident light is \(λ\) and it is \(2\) \(V\) for \(3λ\). Find threshold wavelength.