Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

A child complaining of hearing loss is found to have a auditory threshold in the left ear of 40 dB, whereas the threshold in the right ear was measured at 10 dB. By what factor was the minimum sound intensity heard in the left ear greater than the minimum sound intensity heard in the right ear?A.3B.4C.30D.1000

Question

A child complaining of hearing loss is found to have a auditory threshold in the left ear of 40 dB, whereas the threshold in the right ear was measured at 10 dB. By what factor was the minimum sound intensity heard in the left ear greater than the minimum sound intensity heard in the right ear?A.3B.4C.30D.1000

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

The difference in decibels between the two ears is 40 dB - 10 dB = 30 dB.

The decibel scale is a logarithmic scale, which means that an increase of 10 dB corresponds to a tenfold increase in sound intensity. Therefore, an increase of 30 dB corresponds to a tenfold increase for each 10 dB, or a 1000-fold increase in sound intensity.

So, the minimum sound intensity heard in the left ear is 1000 times greater than the minimum sound intensity heard in the right ear.

Therefore, the answer is D. 1000.

This problem has been solved

Similar Questions

Which of the following is an acceptable operational definition for an auditory threshold?Question 1Answera.The lowest intensity of a sound, as measured in decibels, at which a participant reports hearing the sound 50% of the timeb.The lowest intensity of a sound, as measured in decibels, at which a participant always reports hearing the soundc.The lowest intensity of a sound, as measured in decibels, at which 50% of the participants report hearing the sound.d.The lowest intensity of a sound, as measured in decibels, at which every participant in an experiment reports hearing the sound

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.The formula 𝛽=10⁢log⁡(𝐼𝐼0) is used to find the sound level, 𝛽 , in decibels (dB), of a sound with an intensity of I. In the formula, 𝐼0 represents the smallest sound intensity that can be heard by the human ear (approximately 10-12watts/meter2 ).The sound level on a busy street is 70 dB. What is the sound intensity on the street?The sound intensity on the busy street is watts/meter2 .

The sound of a band is rated as 60 dB at a distance of 10.0 m. What is the sound intensity level of the band when one is 20.0 m from the band?

What change in the decibel value describing the intensity of sound is represented by a factor of 16 decrease in intensity due to attenuation in tissue?Group of answer choices-12 dB-160 dB12 dB-16 dB

Decibels measure sound(a) intensity(b) frequency(c) loudness level(d) all of the above (8.5)

1/3

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.