What is the difference between a note and a tone?

Note has a single frequency while a tone has mixed frequencies

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Tone has a single amplitude while a note has mixed frequencies

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Note has a single frequency while a tone has mixed frequencies

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Tone has a single frequency while a note has mixed frequencies

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Solution

The correct option is D
Tone has a single frequency while a note has mixed frequencies

A sound of single frequency is called a tone. A sound that is produced when several frequencies are mixed is called a note.
A note has many component waves in it whereas a tone is represented by a single wave form.

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'Note' is a sound :

(a) of a mixture of several frequencies

(b) of mixture of only two frequencies

(d) always unpleasant to listen to

Q. A sound of a single frequency is called a tone.

Choose the correct option:

$\begin{matrix} 1. & Tone & i . & frequencies that are integral multiple of fundamental frequency. 2. & Note & i i . & sound of single frequency. 3. & Overtone & i i i . & sound of multiple frequencies. 4. & Harmonic & i v . & higher frequencies other than fundamental frequency. \end{matrix}$

Choose the correct option:

\begin{matrix} 1. & Tone & i. & frequencies that are integral multiple of fundamental frequency 2. & Note & ii. & sound of single frequency 3. & Overtone & iii. & sound of multiple frequencies 4. & Harmonic & iv. & higher frequencies other than fundamental frequency \end{matrix}

A note produced by a musical instrument does not have a single frequency

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