When a sonometer wire vibrates in third overtone there are

1. 4 nodes and 3 antinodes.
2. 6 nodes and 5 antinodes.
3. 5 nodes and 4 antinodes.
4. 4 nodes and 5 antinodes.

Solution

The sonometer wire vibrates in second overtone as shown in the figure above. $\therefore \quad 5$ Nodes and 4 Antinodes

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (15 May Shift 1)

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