Passage VII

A student conducted experiments to determine the relationship between the musical pitch (frequency) of a vibrating string and its length, tension, and mass density (mass per unit length of string).

Experiment 1

The student cut several lengths of steel strings having different diameters. The strings were weighed and their mass densities calculated. Specified lengths of the strings were hung from the ceiling. A block was suspended from the free end of each string, making the tension in the string equal to the suspended weight in newtons (N). Plucking the string caused it to vibrate, producing sound waves. The sound waves were detected by a microphone and displayed on the screen of an oscilloscope, where the fundamental frequency of vibration, in cycles per second, or hertz (Hz), could be measured. The results are presented in Table 1.

Experiment 2

The student repeated the procedure in Experiment 1, using strings made of nylon and gut and having different diameters. The results are presented in Table 2.

38. On the basis of both experiments, which of the following statements regarding the relationship between observed frequency of vibration and the other physical variables is correct?

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is F

Explanation

As mentioned in the above question, you can observe that the pulling force decreases and the frequency decreases by eradicating trail 10 and 11 in table 2 and vice versa. The J option is more confusing, but comparing trail 1 and trail 12 will find that when the other conditions are the same, the material does not affect the frequency, so choose F