The source of a sound wave has a power of 1.30 muW. Assume it is a point source. (a) What is the...
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The source of a sound wave has a power of 1.30 {eq}\mu {/eq}W. Assume it is a point source.
(a) What is the intensity 6.80 m away?
(b) What is the sound level at that distance?
Intensity:
The intensity is the measure of the number of photons propagating through a unit solid angle per unit time. The intensity means how powerful the wave, and how much energy is radiated through a unit area.
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- The power of sound wave is: {eq}P=1.3\;\mu\mathrm{W}=1.3\times 10^{-6}\;\mathrm{W} {/eq}
- The threshold intensity of the wave is:...
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