b
Tension in the string is developed in the wire due to cooling. The compression due to cooling is balanced by the expansion due to tension generated. Thus
$\frac{F L}{A Y}=L \alpha \Delta T$
$\Longrightarrow$ tension $F=Y A \alpha \Delta T$
Frequency of vibration is given as $f=\frac{1}{2 L} \sqrt{\frac{F}{\mu}}$
$\Longrightarrow f \propto \sqrt{\frac{Y A \alpha \Delta T}{\mu}}$
since $\rho A L=\mu L$
$f \propto \sqrt{\frac{Y \alpha}{\rho}}$