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The explosion of a firecracker in the air at a height of produces a sound level at…
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
The explosion of a firecracker in the air at a height of
40
m
40\,\text{m}
40
m
produces a
100
dB
100\,\text{dB}
100
dB
sound level at the ground below. What is the instantaneous total radiated power, assuming that it radiates as a point source?
Related theory
Sound Perception
Speed of sound
Speed of a longitudinal wave (speed of sound)
Waves
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