If one sound is 20 dB louder than another sound, its intensity is

A. 2 times greater.
B. 20 times greater.
C. 100 times greater.
D. 200 times greater.
E. We need to know the actual sound level: 30 db to 50 db represents a different factor of intensity increase than 60 db to 80 db (for example).


C. 100 times greater.

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