In a wind instrument, short column of air makes a low pitch sound.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
In a wind instrument, a column of air is set to vibrate and the pitch of the sound depends on the length of the column. A long column makes a low pitch sound while a short column makes high pitch sound.

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