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What is the intensity of sound in normal conversation?

A

10-20 dB

B

30-60 dB

C

70-90 dB

D

120-150 dB

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B
The intensity of sound in normal conversation is around 35-60 dB. The word noise is orginated from the Latin word nausea and is defined aas unwanted or unpleasant sound that causes discomfort. Intensity of some noise sorces is as follows.
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