A device that converts sound energy into electrical energy is?

a

the horn of a motor car

b

an A.C. generator

c

a microphone

d

the telephone

e

radio waves

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lildest2
11 years ago

The answer they are looking for is "a microphone," but the question is in error. A microphone does not actually convert sound energy into electric energy. A microphone merely produces an electric signal that matches the fluctuations in air pressure produced by sound waves.

Only a piezoelectric device can actually convert sound energy directly into electric energy.

Source(s):Microphone at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone

Piezoelectricity at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectr...

Otaiwo111
6 years ago

Microphones
Microphones are a type of transducer - a device which converts energy from one form to another. Microphones convert acoustical energy (sound waves) into electrical energy (the audio signal).

Segun200404
4 years ago

The answer is microphone

born 2 win
9 years ago

D coret ansa is microphone.

Read no one of the sub-heading "PARTS OF HEARING AIDS" in New school physics page 346

Note: electrical signal is the precursor of electrical energy.

feyishewa
11 years ago

Lol....radio waves is so not a device

Uriuchiha
5 years ago

I just dey even more confused as I dey read the contributions

anti_g
1 year ago

if you look at the question before this one in 1984 which is question 42, you will see that my school made a mistake by interchanging option E in question 42 with 43. the answer is actually E which is loudspeaker. my school just made a mistake



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Ikiroma
11 years ago

Ish....how can it be radiowaves ni!i tink it's a.c generator

Babliwa
3 years ago

The answer they gave in the software version is just annoying, how can they say it is radio wave as if radio wave is a device

educlever
11 years ago

It's microphone, go and check in physics, am sad to see the answer as radio wave...... Thank you all.

UcheG
5 years ago

Whereas a microphone converts the movements of its diaphram due to sound energy into electrical signals, loudspeakers convert electrical energy into motion of the diaphram and thus into sound energy.

kingofmathematics
6 months ago

A microphone is a type of transducer, which is a device that converts energy from one form into another. Specifically, it senses the vibrations in the air caused by sound waves and converts them into an electrical signal.

Zealousmind
2 years ago

A microphone is a device that converts sound energy, such as sound waves created by voices or music, into electrical energy. This conversion is achieved through the use of various transducer elements within the microphone, such as diaphragms or piezoelectric materials. When sound waves hit the microphone's transducer, they cause it to vibrate or move, which in turn generates an electrical signal that represents the original sound. This electrical signal can then be amplified, processed, and transmitted for various applications, such as recording, broadcasting, or communication.

Chigo97
6 years ago

there is a typographical error in option E. it should be loudspeaker and not radio waves. please correct it.

goddy001
4 years ago

radio wave is not even a device

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