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Assertion (A): The musical notes produced by two musical instruments, like guitar and sitar are different even if the length and the thickness of the strings in both instruments are the same.
Reason (R) : The difference in two sounds of equal pitch and loudness can be distinguished by a characteristic property called quality of sound ro timbre.

A

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is correct and R is incorrect.

D

Both A and R are incorrect.

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The correct Answer is:
A
The musical notes produced by two musical instruments, like guitar and sitar are different even if the length and the thickness of the strings in both the instruments are same because of the difference in the quality of sound. So, A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A.
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