Qstnid -I-5-the Voice Of A Person, Who Has Inhaled Helium, Has A Remarkably High Pitch. Explain On The Basis Of Resonant Vibration Of Vocal Cord Filled With Air And With Helium. - 16: Sound Wave

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The voice of a person, who has inhaled helium, has a remarkably high pitch. Explain on the basis of resonant vibration of vocal cord filled with air and with helium.
Ans : The frequency of sound produced by vibration of vocal chords is amplified by resonance in the voice box. Now resonant frequency is directly proportional to the velocity of sound present in the voice box. Now as Helium has less density than air, velocity of sound in Helium is higher than that in air. Higher velocity of sound in Helium implies that the resonant frequency of the sound in voice chamber filled with Helium will be higher than with air. Thus the voice is high pitched in Helium filled voice box.
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