Properties of Sound. Pitch Loudness Speed in Various Media.

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Properties of Sound

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•Pitch

•Loudness

•Speed in Various Media

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Pitch, or Tone

Pitch is directly related to frequency.

Range of Human Hearing

20 Hz – 20,000 Hz

Sonic Range

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InfrasonicBelow 20 Hz

Above 20,000 Hz

Ultrasonic

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Loudness

The human ear is not a linear device. It is logarithmic.

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Log Graph

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Decibels

The unit of loudness is the decibel, 1/10 of a Bel (named after Alexander Graham Bell)

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Logarithmic Hearing

The decibel scale is logarithmic, which means that an increase of

10 dB is a 10 time increase in intensity.

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Decibel Equation

10logI

Io

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Intensity

IP

r4 2

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Increase in Intensity

LNM

OQP

1010

dB dBHigh Low

Intensity Increase

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Speed of Sound in Media

The speed of sound is directly related to the elasticity of a

medium.The speed of sound in a medium

is indirectly related to the density of the medium.

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Graphic

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General Rule for Speed of Sound in Media

GasSlowest

Liquid Medium

Solid Fastest

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Speed of Sound in Air

v Tms

msoC

330 0 6.