The loudness of sound can be measured in decibels. Do you think loudness is a vector or not? Can you explain why or why not.

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13 years ago

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12 years ago

If two skydivers are the same distance from the ground, the one with the greater mass will have greater aeilnoptt energy?

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12 years ago

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User Icon for Jana Jana answered
11 years ago

No, loudness has no direction

User Icon for Alex Alex answered
9 years ago

no, a vector has magnitude and direction while sound intensity just has magnitude..

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6 years ago

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11 months ago

Loudness of sound is not considered a vector quantity. It is a scalar quantity.

To explain why, let's first understand what a vector quantity is. A vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Examples of vector quantities include displacement, velocity, and force. Magnitude refers to the numerical value or size of the quantity, while direction refers to the orientation or the line along which the quantity acts.

In the case of loudness, it only represents the magnitude or intensity of a sound. Loudness is a subjective perception of the magnitude of a sound wave's intensity. It is determined by the amplitude or energy of the sound wave. However, it does not have any associated direction. The loudness of a sound is independent of the direction from which it originates.

Since loudness lacks direction, it cannot be categorized as a vector quantity. Instead, it is classified as a scalar quantity, which only has magnitude but no specific direction. Other examples of scalar quantities include temperature, time, mass, and distance.

In summary, loudness of sound is not a vector quantity as it does not have a direction associated with it. It is a scalar quantity that represents the magnitude or intensity of a sound wave.