Question

A cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) is a device that converts electrical signals into an active graphical representation on a fluorescent screen. The x-axis is always the time axis, where the 1cm is equal to the present time scale called the time base. A sound wave is displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. The time base of CRO is set at 2.5ms/cm. What is the frequency of the sound wave?

A. 50Hz
B. 100Hz
C. 200Hz
D. 400Hz

Answer 1

Cathode ray oscilloscope is known as CRO. It is used by the student while doing practical. You can see the waveforms of a diode or any device. By looking at waves, we can determine many terms and get many conclusions using output waves.

Complete step by step answer:
CRO works on electric voltage. Using CRO in the laboratory, we can determine the time, VPP, amplitude, and the type of wave frequency over a wide range.
As the signal covers 4 divisions at 2.5 ms/cm, therefore signal period will be:
${\rm{T}}\;{\rm{ = }}\;4 \times 2.5 \times \dfrac{{{{10}^{ - 3}}{\rm{s}}}}{{{\rm{cm}}}} \times 1{\rm{cm}} = 10 \times {10^{ - 3}}{\rm{s}} = {10^{ - 2}}{\rm{s}} = 0.01{\rm{s}}$
Therefore frequency,
${\rm{T}}\;{\rm{ = }}\;\dfrac{1}{{\rm{f}}}$
Where T is the time period, and f represents frequency.
$\Rightarrow {\rm{f}}\, = \dfrac{1}{{\rm{T}}}\, = \dfrac{1}{{0.01}} = 100{\rm{Hz}}$

Hence the correct option is (B).

Additional information: Ray in the oscilloscope, uses a bright spot, which results from striking a beam of electrons. This spot shows variation as the input varies. The common effect of a beam of an electron is used for obeying the changes in the instantaneous values of continuously changing input waves.

Note: To focus electron beams, we used two methods, electrostatic focusing, and electromagnetic focusing. Do not get confused between CRO and CRT. CRO stands for a cathode-ray oscilloscope while CRT stands for a cathode ray tube.