Qualities of Sound

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Qualities of Sound: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Pitch, Loudness, Intensity of Sound Waves, Decibel Scale of Sound Waves and, Timbre or Sound Quality

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Write a short note on pitch.

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What are the units of intensity and loudness of sound

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What is the relation between intensity and loudness of a sound

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The relation between amplitude of a wave and its intensity is

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Define relationship between intensity and loudness of sound

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Pitch of sound is related to its

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 For any sound to possess timbre, it must have:

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A sound level meter placed in front of the loudspeaker of a 60 W and audio system reads 70 dB. All else being equal, when placed in front of 120 W system, the meter will read ('x' in dB). Write x+710 as your answer. (x is in nearest integer and log102=0.30 ).

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Select the loudness of whisper.

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If two sound waves, y1=0.3sin596πt-x330 and y2=0.5sin604πt-x330 are superimposed, the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities of beats is?

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A sound source emits sound waves in a uniform medium. If the energy density is E and the maximum speed of the particles of the medium is vmax. The plot between E and vmax is best represented by

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The sound level near a noisy air conditioner is 70 dB. If two such units operate side by side, the sound level near them would be

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A dog is barking at the rate 4πμW. Sound level at a point 10 m away from the dog is

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At 120 dB sound level intensity of sound is 1 W/m2. Now at sound level 121 dB intensity will be-

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If pressure amplitude in a sound wave is changed from Po to 3Po. The percentage increase in the intensity of wave is

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Select the correct statment about the two mechanical waves, y1=2 sin 2π 50t-2x and y2=4sin 2π ax +100 t, propagate in a medium with the same speed. 

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A small speaker delivers 3 W of audio output. The distance from the speaker where one can detect 120 dB intensity sound is α. Write the value of 100α (in m).

[Given reference intensity of sound as 10-12 W m-2
 Take 3π=0.960.96=0.98

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An audio output  of a speaker is 2W  . At what distance from the speaker will one detect 120dB intensity sound? [Given reference intensity of sound as 10-12W/m2

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The intensity of a sound wave pulse travelling along a communication channel decreases exponentially with distance x according to the relation I=I0e-ax , where I0 is the intensity at x=0 and α is the attenuation constant. The attenuation in dB/km in which the intensity falls by 50 percent over a distance of 50 km is :

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The displacement-time graphs for two sound waves A and B are shown in the figure, then the ratio of their intensities IAIB is equal to

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