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Does the velocity of sound in air depend on the frequency of the sound? Explain. Consider...

Does the velocity of sound in air depend on the frequency of the sound? Explain. Consider what you would hear if the high and low pitched notes made by musicians took different times to reach your ear?

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No. The frequency is decided by the oscillating body producing the sound waves. The speed of a wave(including sound) is decided by the elastic/inertial properties of medium. While as speed of sound is different in different media, the frequency of a particular sound wave remains same in all media.

Pitch of a sound note is characterised by the frequency of the sound wave. Both high pitch and low pitch notes will reach our ear simultaneously. If this were not so, it will create mess and the result will not be musical anymore but irritating mess for the ears.
Speed of a wave may depend upon the frequency of the wave in a medium known as dispersive medium. But, air is not a dispersive medium for sound waves.

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