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The Decibel Scale
Brandon Morton PHYS 101 (L2I)
The Ear
 The quietest sound the ear can detect has an intensity
of 10-12 W/m2
 The loudest sound the ear can detect has ...
Reference Point
 When using a logarithmic scale we need to define a
reference point.
 Since the lowest intensity the hum...
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