Choose the correct option for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Physics · Wave Motion · doppler effect

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Choose the correct option for the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Assertion

A moving observer can hear a Doppler-shifted frequency even though the wavelength of the sound in the stationary medium remains unchanged.

Reason

Observer motion changes the rate at which the observer encounters successive wavefronts, not the spacing between wavefronts in the medium.

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