Question

When compared to a thicker wire, what sound characteristic would the a thinner wire have?

Answer 1

i think that the thinner wire would have a higher pitch when you use it!

Answer 2

The thicker wire will have a lesser frequency when producing standing waves

Step-by-step explanation:

`f=(1)/(2l) \sqrt{(T)/(m) }`

where,

f = frequency of the fundamental mode in producing standing waves

l = resonating length

T = tension of the wire

m = linear density of the wire

So in a thicker wire the mass per a unit length (m) is higher than that of a thinner wire.

So if we get two wires under same tension which all other factors except thickness of the wire is identical the thicker wire will have a lesser frequency when producing standing waves.

This deduction is made by,

f ∝
`(1)/(√(m) )`