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OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, hasestablished shandards for workplace exposure to noise. According toOSHA's Hearing Conservation Standard, the permissible noiseexposure per day is 93.0 dB for 4 hours or 103 dB for 1 hour.Assuming the eardrum is 9.5 mm in diameter, find the energyabsorbed by the eardrum, when subjected to each of theseconditions.

(a) 93.0 dB for 4 hours

(b) 103 dB for 1 hour

(c) Is OSHA's safety standard simply a measure of the amount ofenergy absorbed by the eardrum?
Y or N
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GivenDiameter of ear drum95mmArea of ear drumAA709105 m2a930dB for 4 hoursDecibels are an expression of sound intensity powerarearelative to a    See Answer
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