Q. Quality of a musical note depends on

A) Harmonics present
B) Amplitude of the wave
C) Fundamental frequency
D) Velocity of sound in the medium
Explanation

(a) The quality of sound depends upon the number of harmonics present. Due to different number of harmonics present in two sounds, the shape of the resultant wave is also different

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