Isolated bells ring clear, while bells crammed in a box have a muffled ring. If the sound of isolated bells is analogous to light from a gas discharge tube, then sound from the box crammed with bells
Is analogous to light from
A) a fluorescent lamp.
B) an incandescent lamp.
C) a laser.
D) a phosphorescent source.
E) none of these

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The sound from the box crammed with bells is analogous to light from an incandescent lamp because both produce a broad range of frequencies/wavelengths due to the interactions and overlapping of waves, unlike the discrete frequencies produced by isolated bells or a gas discharge tube.

Isolated Bells Ring Clear, While Bells Crammed in a Box