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A student performed the experiment to measure the speed of sound in air using resonance air-column method. Two resonances in the air-column were obtained by lowering the water level. The resonance with the shorter air-column is the first resonance and that with the longer air column is the second resonance. Then,

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  • the intensity of the sound heard at the first resonance was more than that at the second resonance
  • the prongs of the tuning fork were kept in a horizontal plane above the resonance tube
  • the amplitude of vibration of the ends; of the prongs is typically around 1 cm
  • the length of the air-column at the first resonance was somewhat shorter than 1 /4th of the wavelength of the sound in air
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The Correct Option is D

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$l < \frac{\lambda}{4}$
Further, larger the length of air column, feebler is the intensity.
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