wave_mechanics musical_sound Question 2

Question: A spherical source of power 4 W and frequency 800 Hz is emitting sound waves. The intensity of waves at a distance 200 m is

[CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2000]

Options:

A) $ 8\times {{10}^{-6}}W/m^{2} $

B) $ 2\times {{10}^{-4}}W/m^{2} $

C) $ 1\times {{10}^{-4}}W/m^{2} $

D) $ 4W/m^{2} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Intensity = $ \frac{\text{Power}}{\text{Area}}=\frac{4}{4\pi \times {{(200)}^{2}}}=7.9\times {{10}^{-6}} $

$ W/m^{2} $