Physics, 20.09.2020 14:01 mariah16powell

To understand the decibel scale. The decibel scale is a logarithmic scale for measuring the sound intensity level. Because the decibel scale is logarithmic, it changes by an additive constant when the intensity as measured in W/m2 changes by a multiplicative factor. The number of decibels increases by 10 for a factor of 10 increase in intensity. The general formula for the sound intensity level, in decibels, corresponding to intensity I is

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Answer from: sarah7307

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To understand the decibel scale. The decibel scale is a logarithmic scale for measuring the sound intensity level. Because the decibel scale is logarithmic, it changes by an additive constant when the intensity when the intensity as measured in W/m² changes by a multiplicative factor. The number of decibels increase by 10 for a factor of 10 increase in intensity. The general formula for the sound intensity level, in decibels, corresponding to intensity I is

$\beta=10log(\frac{I}{I_{0}} )dB$ ,

where $I_{0}$ is a reference intensity. for sound waves, $I_{0}$ is taken to be $10^{-12} W/m^{2}$ . Note that log refers to the logarithm to the base 10.

Part A: What is the sound intensity level β, in decibels, of a sound wave whose intensity is 10 times the reference intensity, i.e. $I=10I_{0}$ ? Express the sound intensity numerically to the nearest integer.

Part B: What is the sound intensity level β, in decibels, of a sound wave whose intensity is 100 times the reference intensity, i.e. $I=100I_{0}$ ? Express the sound intensity numerically to the nearest integer.

Part C: Calculate the change in decibels ( $\Delta \beta_{2},\Delta \beta_{4}$ and $\Delta \beta_{8}$ ) corresponding to f = 2, f = 4 and f = 8. Give your answer, separated by commas, to the nearest integer -- this will give an accuracy of 20%, which is good enough for sound.

Answer and Explanation: Using the formula for sound intensity level:

A) $I=10I_{0}$

$\beta=10log(\frac{10I_{0}}{I_{0}} )$

$\beta=10log(10 )$

β = 10

The sound Intensity level with intensity 10x is 10dB.

B) $I=100I_{0}$

$\beta=10log(\frac{100I_{0}}{I_{0}} )$

$\beta=10log(100)$

β = 20

With intensity 100x, level is 20dB.

C) To calculate the change, take the f to be the factor of increase:

For $\Delta \beta_{2}$ :

$I=2I_{0}$

$\beta=10log(\frac{2I_{0}}{I_{0}} )$

$\beta=10log(2)$

β = 3

For $\Delta \beta_{4}$ :

$I=4I_{0}$

$\beta=10log(\frac{4I_{0}}{I_{0}} )$

$\beta=10log(4)$

β = 6

For $\Delta \beta_{8}$ :

$I=8I_{0}$

$\beta=10log(\frac{8I_{0}}{I_{0}} )$

β = 9

Change is

$\Delta \beta_{2},\Delta \beta_{4}$ , $\Delta \beta_{8}$ = 3,6,9 dB

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