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Question

The pressure variation that correspond to pain threshold (i.e., the ear can tolerate in loud sound) is about 30 pa. Velocity of sound in water is 2 ×103 m/s. The intensity of sound wave produced in water corresponding to loud sound is

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Solution

Intensity of sound wave I = P202ρv

30×302×103×2×103 = 0.3×10-3 W/m2

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