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प्रश्न
An organ pipe, open at both ends, contains
पर्याय
longitudinal stationary waves
longitudinal travelling waves
transverse stationary waves
transverse travelling waves.
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उत्तर
longitudinal stationary waves
An open organ pipe has sound waves that are longitudinal. These waves undergo repeated reflections till resonance to form standing waves.
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