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A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down the pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe,

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
  • a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open
  • a low-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
  • a high-pressure pulse starts travelling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed
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The Correct Option is D

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At open end phase of pressure wave changes by 180$^{\circ}$. So, compression returns as rarefaction. At closed end there is no phase change. So, compression returns as compression and rarefaction as rarefaction.
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Waves

Waves are a disturbance through which the energy travels from one point to another. Most acquainted are surface waves that tour on the water, but sound, mild, and the movement of subatomic particles all exhibit wavelike properties. inside the most effective waves, the disturbance oscillates periodically (see periodic movement) with a set frequency and wavelength.

Types of Waves:

Transverse Waves -

Waves in which the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave.

Examples of transverse waves:

  • Water waves (ripples of gravity waves, not sound through water)
  • Light waves
  • S-wave earthquake waves
  • Stringed instruments
  • Torsion wave

The high point of a transverse wave is a crest. The low part is a trough.

Longitudinal Wave -

A longitudinal wave has the movement of the particles in the medium in the same dimension as the direction of movement of the wave.

Examples of longitudinal waves:

  • Sound waves
  • P-type earthquake waves
  • Compression wave