College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Sound - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 523: 22

Answer

For a closed pipe which is closed at one end, the only stationary vibrations are those where length of the pipe L is $\frac{2n+1}{4}$ times the wavelength , n=0,1,2,........ since there must be a node at one end and an antinode at the other. The wavelength will be $4L,\frac{4L}{3},\frac{4L}{5},...$ Consequently the harmonics will be 1,3,5 ..... times the fundamental frequency. So, there are no even harmonics.

Work Step by Step

For a closed pipe which is closed at one end, the only stationary vibrations are those where length of the pipe L is $\frac{2n+1}{4}$ times the wavelength , n=0,1,2,........ since there must be a node at one end and an antinode at the other. The wavelength will be $4L,\frac{4L}{3},\frac{4L}{5},...$ Consequently the harmonics will be 1,3,5 ..... times the fundamental frequency. So, there are no even harmonics.
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