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प्रश्न
An organ pipe, open at both ends, contains
विकल्प
longitudinal stationary waves
longitudinal travelling waves
transverse stationary waves
transverse travelling waves.
उत्तर
longitudinal stationary waves
An open organ pipe has sound waves that are longitudinal. These waves undergo repeated reflections till resonance to form standing waves.
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