Conduct Activity 10.1 once again with a thick rubber band and then with a thin rubber band. Does the thin rubber band vibrate faster than the thick rubber band? If yes, how do the frequency and time period of the sound produced by the thin rubber band differ from that of the thick rubber band? [Pg. No. 195]

Yes, the thin rubber band generally vibrates faster than the thick rubber band when both are stretched and plucked in a similar way. This is because the thin rubber band has less mass per unit length, so it can vibrate more quickly. As a result, the sound produced by the thin rubber band has a higher frequency and is sharper or shriller. Since time period is inversely related to frequency, the thin rubber band has a smaller time period than the thick rubber band. On the other hand, the thick rubber band vibrates more slowly, so it produces a sound of lower frequency, longer time period and deeper pitch.