We perceive a high tone and a low tone played on the violin to differ in pitch because of a difference in the:
A)weight of the violin's strings.
B)pressure applied to the violin's string.
C)number of vibrations of the string per second.
D)material from which the violin's strings are made.
E)speed at which the violin bow is moved across the string.

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Pitch is determined by the frequency of vibrations, which is determined by the number of vibrations per second. Therefore, a high tone and a low tone played on the violin differ in pitch because they have different frequencies, which are determined by the number of vibrations of the string per second.

We Perceive a High Tone and a Low Tone Played