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An air column closed at one end supports which harmonics?
ANo harmonics at all
BOnly even-numbered ones
CAll whole-number ones
DOnly odd-numbered ones
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Only odd-numbered ones
With a node at one end and an antinode at the other, only odd multiples of the fundamental fit.
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