College Physics: Explore And Apply, Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
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Author: Eugenia Etkina, Gorazd Planinsic, Alan Van Heuvelen, Gorzad Planinsic
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Chapter 11, Problem 87RPP
What amplifies the air pressure in the ear?
a. Pinna (2 times) and ossicles (30 times)
b. Pinna (2 times), auditory canal (3 times), and ossicles (30 times)
c. Pinna and auditory canal (2 times), the area change from the eardrum to the oval window (30 times), and the lever action of the ossicles (3 times)
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College Physics: Explore And Apply, Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
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