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Characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish between two sound of same loudness and pitch :

A

quality

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timbre

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C

amplitude

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D

a and b

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Solution

The correct option is B a and b
Quality is that characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish between two sounds from two sources , even of the same frequency (pitch) and loudness . Quality is also called timbre . So option a and b are correct .

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