Sound is more effectively transmitted into a stethoscope by direct contact than through the air, and it is further intensified b
y being concentrated on the smaller area of the eardrum. It is reasonable to assume that sound is transmitted into a stethoscope 100 times as effectively compared with transmission though the air. What, then, is the gain in decibels produced by a stethoscope that has a sound gathering area of 15.0 cm2, and concentrates the sound onto two eardrums with a total area of 1.00 cm2 with an efficiency of 37.0%?
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Answer:
n=2.053
Explanation:
We will use Snell's Law defined as:
Where n values are indexes of refraction and values are the angles in each medium. For vacuum, the index of refraction in n=1. With this we have enough information to state:
Solving for yields:
Remember to use degrees for trigonometric functions instead of radians!