The decibel level D of a sound is defined as
where I is the intensity of the sound measured in watts per square meter, and I? is the intensity of the least audible sound, standardized to be I? = 10^–12 watts per square meter.
A rock concert has a volume with an intensity of I = 1.0 × 10^–1 W/m². Find its rating in decibels.
110 dB
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A. -1 ±
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