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The fundamental property of a propagating wave which depends only on the source and not the medium of propagation is the?

A.

wavelength

B.

harmonics

C.

frequency

D.

velocity

Correct answer is C

Timber/ quality depends on the overtones or harmonics, and timber is a characteristic property of source of sound,

A harmonic is a wave with a frequency that is a positive integer multiple of the fundamental frequency,

These rest on the fundamental property of FREQUENCY.