Beats are the result of

  1. diffraction of sound wave
  2. constructive and destructive interference
  3. destructive interference of sound
  4. none of these

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Option 2 : constructive and destructive interference
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CONCEPT:

Beats: 

F1 J.K Madhu 27.06.20 D3

  • When two sound waves of nearly same frequencies, travelling in a medium, superimpose on each other, the intensity of the resultant sound at a particular position rises and falls regularly with time.
  • This phenomenon of regular variation in the intensity of sound with time at a particular position is called beats.
  • Beat frequency: The number of beats produced per second is called a beat frequency.

​EXPLANATION:​

  • Beats are the interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference between the two frequencies.
  • The volume varies as the sounds alternately interfere constructively and destructively. Therefore option 2 is correct.
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