How much more intense is a 20-dB whisper than the threshold of human hearing?

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How much more intense is a 20-dB whisper than the threshold of human hearing?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-24T20:37:00

20 dB is 100 times the intensity of the threshold of human hearing.

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The threshold of human hearing is given the value of 0dB, and the decibel scale is a logarithmic one, such that an increase of 10 dB is a 10-fold (10 $\times$ $xx$ ) increase in intensity.
10 dB would be 10 $\times$ $xx$ the intensity at 0 dB, and 20 dB is 10 $\times$ $xx$ the intensity at 10 dB.
$10 \times 10 = 100$ $10xx10 = 100$
So the intensity at 20 dB is 100 times the intensity at 0 dB.

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