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Use the following information to answer the questions in Exercises 62–67. To quantify the intensity of sound, the decibel scale (named for Alexander Graham Bell) was developed. The formula for loudness L on the decibel scale is
63. Decibel Scale Compare the decibel readings of two sounds if the intensity of the first sound is 100 times the intensity of the second sound.
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