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Question
Which of the following frequency of sound can be generated by a vibrating simple pendulum as well as by the vibrating vocal cords of a rhinoceros ?
Options
5 kHz
25 Hz
10 Hz
15,000 Hz
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Solution
Rhinoceros can produce infrasonic sound waves.
(c) 10 Hz.
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