The loudness, L, measured in decibels (Db), of a sound intensity, I, measured in watts per square meter, is defined as
ere'o - 10
and is the least intense sound a human ear can hear. What is the approximate loudness of a
dinner conversation with a sound intensity of 10-7?
O -58 Db
O -50 Db
O 9 Db
O 50 Db

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Answer:

[tex]I_o = 10^{-12} \frac{W}{m^2}[/tex] represent the minimum audible intensity by the humans

[tex] I= 10^{-7} \frac{W}{m^2}[/tex] represent the intensity for the dinner conversation

And replacing this into the formula we got:

[tex] dB = 10 log_{10} (\frac{10^{-7}}{10^{-12}})= 10 log_{10} (100000) = 50 dB[/tex]

So then the best answer for this case would be:

O 50 Db

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we can use the following equation for decibels:

[tex] dB = 10 log_{10} (\frac{I}{I_o})[/tex]

Where:

[tex]I_o = 10^{-12} \frac{W}{m^2}[/tex] represent the minimum audible intensity by the humans

[tex] I= 10^{-7} \frac{W}{m^2}[/tex] represent the intensity for the dinner conversation

And replacing this into the formula we got:

[tex] dB = 10 log_{10} (\frac{10^{-7}}{10^{-12}})= 10 log_{10} (100000) = 50 dB[/tex]

So then the best answer for this case would be:

O 50 Db

The approximate loudness of a dinner conversation with a sound intensity of 10^-7 is -50Db

Logarithm functions

Given the general expression for calculating the  loudness, L, measured in decibels (Db), of sound intensity, I as:

L = 10log(I0/I)

Given the following parameters

I0 = 10^-12 Wb/m²

I = 10^-7 Wb/m²

Substitute

L = 10log(10^-12/10^-7)
L = 10log(10^-5)
L = -5(10)log10
L = -50Db

Hence the approximate loudness of a dinner conversation with a sound intensity of 10^-7 is -50Db

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