When the tension in a sonometer wire is doubled, the ratio of the new frequency to the initial frequency is?

A.

\(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)

B.

\(\frac{1}{2}\)

C.

\(\sqrt2\)

D.

2

Correct answer is A

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt{\frac{T_1}{T_2}}\)

\(T_2 = 2T_1\)

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt{\frac{T_1}{2T_1}}\)

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt2\)

F\(_2\) : F\(_1\) = 1 : \(\sqrt{2}\)

\(\frac{F_2}{F_1}\) = \(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)