MHT CET Physics question

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Statement 1: Out ears cannot distinguish two notes, one produced by a violin and other by a sitar, if they have exactly the same intensity and same frequency Statement 2: When a musical instrument is played, it produces a fundamental note which is accompanied by number of overtones called harmonics

Answer: (D)

Solution

Notes of the same pitch and loudness from different instruments differ in quality (timbre) because of the different mixtures of overtones, so the ear

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