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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · May/June 2013 · Q251 Mark

A guitar string is made to vibrate. What makes the pitch of the note rise?

Adecrease in the amplitude of vibration
Bdecrease in the frequency of vibration
Can increase in the amplitude of vibration
Dan increase in the frequency of vibration

✓ Correct answer

D: an increase in the frequency of vibration

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Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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