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Question
Give scientific reason for the following:
Windows sometimes rattle when the low notes of a pipe organ are sounded.
Solution
When the windows rattle, at that moment, its natural frequency corresponds with the frequency with which the low notes of a pipe organ are sounded. Thus, resonance takes place which makes the windows to vibrate violently.
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