Hearing damage may occur when a person is exposed to a sound intensity level of 90.0 dB

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Hearing damage may occur when a person is exposed to a sound intensity level of 90.0 dB (relative to the threshold of hearing) for a period of 9.0 hours. One particular eardrum has an area of 2.0 × 10-4 m2. How much sound energy is incident on this eardrum during this time?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-1118486894

10th edition

Authors: David Young, Shane Stadler

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