Question

Wind instruments like trumpets and saxophones work on the same principle as the "tube closed on one end" that we examined in our last experiment. What effect would it have on the pitch of a saxophone if you take it from inside your house (76 degrees F) to the outside on a cold day when the outside temperature is 45 degrees F?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - low pitch

Step-by-step explanation:

Now for the case it is mentioned that the tube closed on one end frequency is:

f = v/2l

Where,

l = length of the tube

v = velocity of longitudinal wave of gas filled in the tube

if frequency increases then pitch will be increase as well as pitch depends on frequency.

Now increase with the temperature the density of the gas decreases and velocity v is inversely proportional to density of gas so velocity increases. So if there is an increase in frequency so pitch also increases.

As the temperature inside the house is at 750 F more than outsideat 450 Fso pitch is more inside and the pitch is low outside.