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🌊 WAVES (Mechanical Waves)

Stage 3 – Page 7 : Standing Waves on Strings & Air Columns (JEE Advanced)


1️⃣ Standing Waves – Basic Concept

A standing wave is formed due to the superposition of two identical waves travelling in opposite directions with same frequency and amplitude.

✔ Energy does not propagate along the medium
✔ Fixed points of zero displacement appear


2️⃣ Nodes & Antinodes

  • Node: Point of zero displacement
  • Antinode: Point of maximum displacement

Distance between consecutive nodes = λ/2
Distance between node and adjacent antinode = λ/4


3️⃣ Standing Waves on a Stretched String

For a string fixed at both ends:

  • Both ends are nodes
  • Only certain wavelengths are allowed

Allowed Wavelengths

λn = 2L / n,   n = 1, 2, 3, …

Corresponding Frequencies

fn = n × (v / 2L)

👉 Fundamental frequency (n = 1) is called the first harmonic


4️⃣ Speed of Wave on a String

v = √(T / μ)

  • T = Tension in the string
  • μ = Mass per unit length

✔ Increasing tension increases frequency
✔ Increasing mass density decreases frequency


5️⃣ Standing Waves in Air Columns

Sound waves form standing waves inside pipes due to reflection at boundaries.


6️⃣ Open Pipe (Both Ends Open)

  • Both ends act as antinodes
  • All harmonics are present

λn = 2L / n

fn = n × (v / 2L)


7️⃣ Closed Pipe (One End Closed)

  • Closed end → node
  • Open end → antinode
  • Only odd harmonics are present

λn = 4L / n,   n = 1, 3, 5…

fn = n × (v / 4L)


8️⃣ End Correction (Advanced Concept)

Due to air bulging at open ends, effective length increases:

Leffective = L + 0.6r

⚠ Ignoring end correction leads to wrong answers in JEE Advanced


9️⃣ Comparison Table

System Harmonics Fundamental Frequency
String (fixed ends) All v / 2L
Open Pipe All v / 2L
Closed Pipe Odd only v / 4L

🔟 JEE Advanced Traps

  • Confusing node/antinode positions
  • Forgetting odd harmonics rule in closed pipe
  • Ignoring end correction
  • Wrong relation between n and frequency

🎯 Final Takeaway

✔ Standing waves depend on boundary conditions
✔ Harmonics differ for strings, open pipes & closed pipes
✔ Extremely high-weight topic in JEE Advanced


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