Question
Physics Question on Waves
A stretched string is vibrating in the second overtone, then the number of nodes and anti nodes between the ends of the string are respectively
A
3 and 4
B
4 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
3 and 2
Answer
2 and 3
Explanation
Solution
Nodes are points of minimum amplitude and antinodes are points of maximum amplitude. As shown in the attached figure, number of nodes in the second overtone is 2 and antinodes is 3.