1 Physics -- Acoustic Phenomena

1.     What do you mean by intensity and intensity level of sound?

1.    
What do you mean by
intensity and intensity level of sound?

Intensity of the sound is defined as the rate of transfer of sound energy Intensity of sound is defined as the sound energy emitted or received per unit area per second Let I be the intensity of the sound, E be the energy and A be the area and t be the time then the intensity is given by

Intensity (I)= energy passing/(area x time)=E/(A x t)

Intensity level: it is define as the logarithm of the ratio of intensity of the sound to an arbitrarily chosen intensity i.e. L= log 10(I/I0)

Where I be the intensity of the wave and I0 be the arbitrary intensity taken as 10-12Wm-2 and the minimum intensity of the sound that can be heard by our ear is called threshold hearing. It is denoted by I0 and the value is equal to 10-12Wm-2.

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