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Write the relation between pitch and frequency.


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  1. Frequency is the number of vibrations made by a vibrating object in one second.
  2. A low-frequency wave has less number of vibrations per second.
  3. Frequency varies for each sound and the unit of frequency is Hertz.
  4. The shrillness of sound experienced by the listener is called the pitch of the sound.
  5. As the frequency of sound increases, its pitch also increases.
  6. A sound with low frequency will have a low pitch, such as water dripping from a pipe.
  7. A sound with high frequency will have a high pitch, such as a crying baby.
  8. With the increase in pitch, the shrillness increases.

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