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The loudest painless sound produces a pressure amplitude of 28 Nm2. Calculate the intensity of this sound wave at S.T.P. Density of air at S.T.P. =1.3 kg m3, speed of sound at S.T.P. =332 m/s.

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y=asin(ωtkx) is the equation of progressive wave and 1/2 pa2ω2v is its intensity.
P=Edydx, v=Eρ
=v2ρ(ak)(cosωtkx)=v2ρaksin(ωtkxπ/2)
Pmax=v2ρak
I=12ρP2v4ρ2k2v2kv {ωk=v}
=12P2maxρv=12×2821.3×332=0.91 W-m2.

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