JAMB - Physics (2008 - No. 20)
The fundamental property of a propagating wave which depends only on the source and not the medium of propagation is the?
wavelength
harmonics
frequency
velocity
Paliwanag
Timber/ quality depends on the overtones or harmonics, and timber is a characteristic property of source of sound,
A harmonic is a wave with a frequency that is a positive integer multiple of the fundamental frequency,
These rest on the fundamental property of FREQUENCY.