A person speaking normally produces a sound intensity of 40,dB at a distance of 1,m. If the threshold intensity for reasonable audibility is 20,dB, the

Q: A person speaking normally produces a sound intensity of $40\,dB$ at a distance of $1\,m$. If the threshold intensity for reasonable audibility is $20\,dB,$ the maximum distance at which he can be heard clearly is ... $m$

c (c) $dB = 10{\log _{10}}\left( {\frac{I}{{{I_0}}}} \right)$; where ${I_0} = {10^{ - 12}}W{m^{ - 2}}$ Since $40 = 10{\log _{10}}\left( {\frac{{{I_1}}}{{{I_0}}}} \right)$==> $\frac{{{I_1}}}{{{I_0}}} = {10^4}$ ....$(i) $ Also $20 = 10{\log _{10}}\left( {\frac{{{I_2}}}{{{I_0}}}} \right)$ ==>$\frac{{{I_2}}}{{{I_0}}} = {10^2}$ ....$(ii) $ ==> $\frac{{{I_2}}}{{{I_1}}} = {10^{ - 2}} = \frac{{r_1^2}}{{r_2^2}}$ ==> $r_2^2 = 100r_1^2$==> ${r_2} = 10m$ $\{\because {r_1} = 1m\} $

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A person speaking normally produces a sound intensity of $40\,dB$ at a distance of $1\,m$. If the threshold intensity for reasonable audibility is $20\,dB,$ the maximum distance at which he can be heard clearly is ... $m$

A$4$
B$5$
C$10 $
D$20$

AIIMS 2008, Medium

STD 11 Science
NEET
STD 11 - 14. waves and sound
Physics

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