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A sonometer is plucked at 1/4 of its len...

A sonometer is plucked at 1/4 of its length . The most prominent would be

A

Eight

B

Fourth

C

Third

D

Second

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D
When sonometer wire is plucked at `1/4l` then second mode of vibrations are observed.
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