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String Frequencies A copper block is suspended in air from a wire in Part 1 of t

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String Frequencies

A copper block is suspended in air from a wire in Part 1 of the drawing. A container of mercury is then raised up around the block as in Part 2. The fundamental frequency of the wire is given by f1 = nv 2L , with n = 1, v is the speed at which individual waves travel on the wire and L is the length of the wire.


(a) How is the speed v related to the tension F in the wire? v is directly proportional to F . v is inversely proportional to F. v is directly proportional to F2 . v is inversely proportional to F . v is directly proportional to F.


(b) Is the tension in the wire in Part 2 of the drawing less than, greater than, or equal to the tension in Part 1? The tension in the wire in Part 2 is less than the tension in Part 1. The tension in the wire in Part 2 is greater than the tension in Part 1. The tension in the wire in Part 2 is equal to the tension in Part 1.


(c) Is the fundamental frequency of the wire in Part 2 of the drawing less than, greater than, or equal to the fundamental frequency in Part 1? The fundamental frequency of the wire in Part 2 is less than the fundamental frequency in Part 1. The fundamental frequency of the wire in Part 2 is greater than the fundamental frequency in Part 1. The fundamental frequency of the wire in Part 2 is equal to the fundamental frequency in Part 1.



In Part 2 of the drawing some (56.0%) of the block's volume is submerged in the mercury. The density of copper is 8890 kg/m3, and the density of mercury is 13 600 kg/m3.


(d) What is the algebraic expression that gives the fundamental frequency f1? Express your answer in terms of the tension F in the wire, the length L of the wire, and the mass m of the wire.
f1 =


(e) What is the algebraic expression that gives the tension FPart 1 in Part 1 of the drawing? Express your answer in terms of the density %u03C1copper of copper, the volume V of the block, and the magnitudeg of the acceleration due to gravity.
FPart 1 =


(f) What is the algebraic expression that gives the tension FPart 2 in Part 2 of the drawing? Express your answer in terms of the density %u03C1copper of copper, the volume V of the block, the density %u03C1mercuryof mercury, the volume Vsubmerged of the block that is submerged in the mercury, and the magnitudeg of the acceleration due to gravity.
FPart 2 =


(g) What is the ratio of the fundamental frequency f1, Part 2 of the wire in Part 2 to the fundamental frequency f1, Part 1 of the wire in Part 1 of the drawing?
f1,part 2 f1,part 1 =

Explanation / Answer

a)v=(T/u)

but T=F

so velocity is directly proportional to (F)^0.5

b)The tension in the wire in Part 2 is less than the tension in Part 1.

since an upward buyant force is acting on the block

c)The fundamental frequency of the wire in Part 2 is less than the fundamental frequency in Part 1.

since F2 is less than F1

d)v=(F/u)^0.5

=(F*L/m)^0.5

e)tension F=mg

but m=volume*density

=v*rho*g

f)F=mg-ph *g*v

=vg*(pcu -pgh)

but since pcu <phg

so tension F=0

g)ratio=0

since F2=0