(a) If two sound waves, one in air and one in (fresh) water are equal in intensity...

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(a) If two sound waves, one in air and one in (fresh) water are equal in intensity and angular frequency, what is the ratio of the pressure amplitude of the wave in water to that of the wave in air? Assume the water and the air are at 20oC. (See Table)

(b) If the pressure amplitudes are equal instead, what is the ratio of the intensities of the waves?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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