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Standing at a distance, how is it possible to detect the filling of a bucket under a water tap by hearing the sound?
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As the bucket fills up with water, the length of air column decreases, so the frequency of sound produced increases. Pitch or shrillness of sound will increase with increase in frequency of sound. So with increase in shrillness of sound we can detect the filling of a bucket under water tap.
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