JEE MainPhysicsWavesMCQ+4 / −1
If a wave gets refracted into a denser medium, then which of the following is true?
- Awavelength, speed and frequency decreases.
- Bwavelength increases, sped decreases and frequency remains constant.
- Cwavelength and speed decreases but frequency remains constant.
- Dwavelength, speed and frequency increases.
View written solutionFree
Correct answer: C
-
Use the basic wave relation
For any wave, where:
- = wave speed
- = frequency
- = wavelength
-
What happens on refraction into a denser medium?
When a wave enters a denser medium, its speed decreases.
-
What happens to frequency?
The frequency is determined by the source, so during refraction,
-
Find the effect on wavelength
Since and remains constant, if decreases then must also decrease.
So in the denser medium:
- speed decreases
- frequency remains constant
- wavelength decreases
-
Check the options
- A: wavelength, speed and frequency decreases. ❌ Frequency does not decrease.
- B: wavelength increases, speed decreases and frequency remains constant. ❌ Wavelength does not increase.
- C: wavelength and speed decreases but frequency remains constant. ✅ Correct.
- D: wavelength, speed and frequency increases. ❌ Incorrect.
Final Answer
The correct option is:
More from Waves
- In the wave equation the velocity of the wave will be:2022 · MCQ
- The velocity of sound in a gas, in which two wavelengths 4.08 m and 4.16 m produce 40 beats in 12s, will be :2022 · MCQ
- A tunning fork of frequency 340 Hz resonates in the fundamental mode with an air column of length 125 cm in a cylindrical tube closed at one end. When water is slowly poured in it, the minimum height of water required for observing…2022 · Numerical
- A longitudinal wave is represented by cm. The maximum particle velocity will be four times the wave velocity if the determined value of wavelength is equal to :2022 · MCQ
- In an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube, the first resonance is observed when the air column has a length of 20.0 cm for a tuning fork of frequency 400 Hz is used. The velocity…2022 · Numerical
- Which of the following equations correctly represents a travelling wave having wavelength = 4.0 cm, frequency v = 100 Hz and travelling in positive x-axis direction?2022 · MCQ
- A closed organ pipe of length L and an open organ pipe contain gases of densities 1 and 2 respectively. The compressibility of gases are equal in both the pipes. Both the pipes are vibrating in their first overtone with same…2021 · Numerical
- A sound wave of frequency 245 Hz travels with the speed of 300 ms 1 along the positive x-axis. Each point of the wave moves to and from through a total distance of 6 cm. What will be the mathematical expression of this travelling wave?2021 · MCQ