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In order to waken a sleeping child, the volume on an alarm clock is doubled. Under this new scenario, how much more energy will be striking the child's ear drums each second?

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Answer:4 times more energy will be striking the childbearing

Step-by-step explanation:

Because Volume is directly proportional to amplitude of sound. Energy is proportional to amplitude squared. If you triple the amplitude, you multiply the energy by 4

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