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Oct25-05, 04:59 PM   #1
 

Energy of a Sound Wave

When sound waves die out, what exactly happens to the energy?
It dies out too or somehow loses energy as it travels through air, right?
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Oct25-05, 05:10 PM   #2
 
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The energy remains constant. When sound waves die out it is because the intensity (not the energy) is reduced.
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