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The first overtone of a stretched wire of given length is 320 Hz. The first harmonic is :

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320 Hz
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480 Hz
d
640 Hz

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Correct option is B

Frequency of first overtone or second harmonic (n2) = 320Hz. So, frequency of first harmonic n1=n22=3202=160Hz


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