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Tie a rubber tube, a spring, or a rope to a fixed support and produce standing waves, as Figure 25.14 suggests. How many nodes can you produce? How can you change the number of nodes?
The number of nodes that can be produced and the way to change the number of nodes.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Nodes and antinodes are formed when two waves interfere and standing wave is formed. The point where standing wave’s amplitude is minimum, it is called node and where it is maximum, it is called anti-node.
If the length is fixed, the number of nodes directly depend on the frequency. So, n number of nodes can be produced by increasing the frequency by which rope is shaken.
Conclusion:
Thus, number of nodes that can be produced depends on the frequency of osculation of the rope.
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