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प्रश्न
Describe a simple experiment which demonstrates that the sound produced by a tuning fork is due to vibrations of its arms.
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उत्तर
Experiment: A tuning fork is taken and its one arm is struck on a rubber pad and it is brought near a tennis ball suspended by a thread as shown in figure.

It is noticed that as the arm of the vibrating fork is brought close to the ball, it jumps back and forth and sound of the vibrating tuning fork is heard. When its arm stop vibrating, the ball becomes stationary and no sound is heard.
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