Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 44SP
Suppose the intensity of sound increases by a multiplicative factor of 10.0, going from say 1.0 W/m2 to 10 W/m2 to 100 W/m2 and so on. By how much is the intensity level increased each time?
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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