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Sound: Intensity and Loudness

Q- A loudspeaker emits a power of 100 W and can be considered as appoint source. Find the sound intensity and sound level in dB at a distance of 10 m from the speaker. How close would you have to be to the speaker for the sound level to be at the threshold of pain (120 dB)?  (The threshold of hearing is 1*10-12 Wm-2.)  

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