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A man playing a flute is able to produce notes of different frequencies. If he closes the holes near his mouth, will the pitch of the note produced, increase or decrease? Give a reason.
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When the holes near the mouth are closed, the effective length of air column increases so the pitch of sound decreases as the frequency of note produced is inversely proportional to the length of air column.
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