Answer: They are identical brightness
Explanation:
If the lights are assumed to be resistance bulbs
Each light has the same current and will each drop one third of the supply voltage.
Sound at 70 dB is 70 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Sound at 73 dB is 73 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁷.³ or 2 x 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Sound at 80 dB is 80 dB louder than the human reference level. That's 10⁸ or 10 x 10⁷ times as much as the reference sound power.
Now we can adumup:
Intensity of all 3 sources = (10⁷) + (2 x 10⁷) + (10 x 10⁷)
Intensity = (13 x 10⁷) times the sound power reference intensity.
Intensity in dB = 10 log (13 x 10⁷) = 10 (7 + log(13)
Intensity = 70 + 10 log(13)
Intensity = 70 + 10 (1.114)
Intensity = 70 + 11.14
Intensity = <em>81.14 dB</em>
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Answer:
The chemist is incorrect because a catalyst increases the rate of reaction only.
Explanation:
A catalyst is a substance in the presence of which the speed of the reaction increases. It plays no role in the chemical change taking place.
Thus, if the two compounds are not chemically reacting, a catalyst wont make it happen either.
A chemical reaction occurs when atoms tend to lose or gain electrons. A catalyst has no role to play in this process.