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प्रश्न
How can one distinguish the sounds of two musical instruments even if they are of the same pitch and same loudness?
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उत्तर
The sounds of two musical instruments of the same pitch and the same loudness can be distinguished by their waveforms.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name one property of waves that do not change when the wave passes from one medium to another.
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The quality of a sound depends on the amplitude of wave.
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How is loudness related to the amplitude of wave?
Two musical notes of the same pitch and same loudness are played on two different instruments. Their wave patterns are as shown in figure.

How do they differ in
(a) loudness,
(b) pitch and
(c) quality
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A 0.6 m long stretched wire is made to vibrate in two different modes as shown in figure
(a)

(b)

(i) If the frequency of the note produced in (b) is n, what is the frequency in case (a)?
(ii) In which case (a) or (b), is the note louder? Give reasons.
(iii) In which case is the pitch higher? Give reason.
Give scientific reasons.
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