Take 6-8 metal bowls or tumblers. Fill them with water up to different levels, increasing gradually from one end to the other. Now take a pencil and strike the bowls gently. Strike all of them in succession. You will hear a pleasant sound. This is your Jaltrang.
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When we strike the bowls with pencil gently, the water in the bowls is are produced. These vibrations travel through water and the surroundings like air to create . The frequency or pitch of the sound on the water level in the bowl.
When we strike all the bowls in succession, is audible. This is a result of the water levels in the bowls varying.
So, we discover that the shorter the vibrating air column's length, the its pitch.
Important!
This is an activity-based exercise. Do the activity and answer questions.