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A closed organ pipe has 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

5

B

4

C

6

D

7

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The correct Answer is:
C
`(20 KHz)/(1.5 KHz) =13.33`
possible harmonic = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 no. of overtones = 6.
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