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Question
Explain why does a wine glass starts rattling, when a note of some particular frequency is struck by a piano?
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Solution
When the glass rattles, at that moment, its natural frequency corresponds with the frequency of piano note thus, resonance takes place, which makes the glass vibrate violently.
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