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Question
How does frequency affect a musical sound?
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Solution
In musical sound, the component wave does not change their wavelength hence the frequency and amplitude affect a musical sound like this.
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Define the following term:
Frequency
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
State the factors that determine
(a) the pitch of a note.
(b) the loudness of the sound heard.
(c) the quality of the note.
State three factors on which loundess of sound heard by a listener depends.
Draw a diagram to show the wave pattern of high pitch note and a low pitch note, but of the same loudness.
Explain the following and illustrate your answer by drawing appropriate diagram:
Frequency
Explain the following and illustrate your answer by drawing appropriate diagram:
Pitch
Give scientific reason for the following:
When a nail is hammering appears to get higher and higher in pitch.
Name the factors which determine the quality of a note.
When a gun is fired at a distance, why is it that the flash is seen almost instantaneously while the sound is heard a little later?
