JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The intensity decreases by a factor of

    A)  1000                     

    B)         10000                  

    C)  10                         

    D)         100

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let intensity of sound be \[I\] and \[I\] Loudness of sound initially \[{{\beta }_{1}}=10\,\log \left( \frac{I}{{{I}_{0}}} \right)\] Later,    \[{{\beta }_{2}}=10\,\log \left( \frac{{{I}^{}}}{{{I}_{0}}} \right)\] Given,   \[{{\beta }_{2}}-{{\beta }_{1}}=20\]


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