$A$ sonometer wire is vibrating in resonance with a tuning fork. Keeping the tension applied same,the length of the wire is doubled. Under what conditions would the tuning fork still be in resonance with the wire?

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(B) The fundamental frequency of a sonometer wire is given by $f = \frac{1}{2L} \sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu}}$,where $L$ is the length,$T$ is the tension,and $\mu$ is the linear mass density.
Initially,the wire vibrates in its fundamental mode (first harmonic) with frequency $f_1 = \frac{1}{2L} \sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu}} = f$,where $f$ is the frequency of the tuning fork.
When the length is doubled $(L' = 2L)$ and tension $T$ remains constant,the new fundamental frequency becomes $f_1' = \frac{1}{2(2L)} \sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu}} = \frac{1}{2} f$.
For the tuning fork to still be in resonance,the wire must vibrate at a higher harmonic such that its frequency matches $f$. The $n$-th harmonic frequency is $f_n = n \times f_1'$.
Setting $f_n = f$,we get $n \times (\frac{1}{2} f) = f$,which implies $n = 2$.
Therefore,the tuning fork will be in resonance with the wire when the wire vibrates in its second harmonic (first overtone).

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