For a closed organ pipe, the frequency of fundamental mode is
vi= where,
v is the velocity of sound in air and
Lc is the length of the closed organ pipe.
For an open organ pipe, the frequency of fundamental mode is
Ve= where,
L0 is the length of the open pipe.
∵Lc=Lo(given)
∴v0=2vc...(i)
vo−vc=2...(ii)
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
ve=4Hz and
vc=2Hz Now, length of open pipe is halved, then its frequency of fundamental mode is
v0==2() =2vv=2×4=8Hz When the length of the closed pipe is doubled, its frequency of fundamental mode is
vi′==()=×2=1Hz Hence, number of beats produced per second
=v0−vc′=8−1=7Hz