If the amplitude of sound is doubled and the frequency reduced to one-fourth, the intensity of sound at the same point will be
  • AIncreased by a factor of $2$
  • BDecreased by a factor of $2$
  • CDecreased by a factor of $4$
  • D
    Unchanged
AIPMT 1989, Medium
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