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A vibrating tuning fork, held over an air column of a given length with its one end closed, produces a loud audible sound. Name the phenomenon responsible for it and explain the observation.

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The phenomenon responsible for producing a loud audible sound when a vibrating tuning fork, held over an air column of a given length with its one end closed is known as resonance.

The frequency of air column becomes equal to the frequency of the tuning fork vibrating over its mouth, a loud sound is heard due to resonance.

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