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A closed organ pipe has a fundamental frequency of 1.5 kHz. The number of overtones that can be distinctly heard by a person with this organ pipe will be : (Assume that the highest frequency a person can hear is 20,000 Hz)

A

4

B

5

C

6

D

7

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The correct Answer is:
C

Last harmonic no. `= [(20000)/(1.5)]=13`
`rArr` `2n + 1 = 13` `n = 6`
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