The speed of a transverse wave on a stretched string is set by the properties of the:
AStamps
BString
CStairs
DStadium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. String
1. Wave speed in a medium depends on that medium and not on the source.
2. For a wave on a string the medium is the string itself.
3. The speed of a transverse wave on a stretched string is set by the properties of the string.
4. So tension and mass per unit length decide it.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Physics Part II, Ch 14 'Waves'_
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