JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Musical Sound

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    The power of a sound from the speaker of a radio is 20 mW. By turning the knob of the volume control, the power of the sound is increased to 400 mW. The power increase in decibels as compared to the original power is

    A)            13 dB                                       

    B)            10 dB

    C)            20 dB                                       

    D)            800 dB

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[P\propto I\] \[{{L}_{1}}=10{{\log }_{10}}\left( \frac{{{I}_{1}}}{{{I}_{0}}} \right)\] and \[{{L}_{2}}=10{{\log }_{10}}\left( \frac{{{I}_{2}}}{{{I}_{0}}} \right)\] So \[{{L}_{2}}-{{L}_{1}}=10{{\log }_{10}}\left( \frac{{{I}_{2}}}{{{I}_{1}}} \right)\] = \[10{{\log }_{10}}\left( \frac{{{P}_{2}}}{{{P}_{1}}} \right)\]= \[10{{\log }_{10}}\left( \frac{400}{20} \right)\]= \[10{{\log }_{10}}20\] =\[10\log (2\times 10)\] = \[10(0.301+1)=13dB\]


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