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How does the pitch of a musical note depend upon wavelength?

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How does the pitch of a musical note depend upon wavelength?

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Solution

  • Pitch is inversely proportional to wavelength.
  • Shorter wavelength means a higher pitch, and longer wavelength means a lower pitch.

This is because v = fλ, where the speed of sound v is constant in that medium.

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Chapter 6: Sound - EXERCISE-3 [Page 136]

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan A New Approach to ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 6 Sound
EXERCISE-3 | Q 2. (b) (ii) | Page 136
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