Physics Past Questions and Answers

In a resonance tube experiment, the effective length of the air column for the first resonance is 20cm when set into vibration by a tuning fork of frequency 480Hz. Neglecting and effect, the velocity of sound in air is

An organic pipe closed at one end is 80cm long. Determine the frequency of the fundamental note assuming that the speed of sound in air is 340ms-1

A sonometer wire of length 100cm under a tension of 10N, has a frequency of 250Hz. Keeping the length of the wire constant, the tension is adjusted to produce a new frequency of 350Hz. The new tension is

One of the properties of the earth's magnetic field is that the

Which of the following statements are true of an insulated charged body carrying positive charge? i. it contains excess positive charges. ii. it creates an electric field. iii. it possesses potential energy. iv. it carries electric current.