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Wave Basics & Properties of Sound

Which one of the following statements regarding pitch of sound is 'WRONG'?

(A) Pitch refers to sharpness of sound.

(B) Tone refers to the single frequency of that wave.

(D) In general male sound is sharper than that of a female.

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Answer: (a)

(A) True: pitch is the shrillness or sharpness of sound.
(B) True: a tone is a sound of a single frequency.
(C) True: pitch depends on frequency, loudness on intensity, so a high pitch sound can be soft.
(D) Wrong: a female voice usually has higher frequency, so it is sharper than a male voice.
So the answer is (a) D.

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