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MHT CET · Physics · Waves and Sound

In a pipe closed at one end, air column is vibrating in its second overtone. The column has

  1. A three nodes and three antinodes.
  2. B three nodes and four antinodes.
  3. C two nodes and three antinodes.
  4. D four nodes and three antinodes.
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(A) three nodes and three antinodes.

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The second overtone in a pipe closed at one end corresponds to the 5th harmonic. For the 5th harmonic, there are 3 nodes and 3 antinodes.
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