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By what factor does the intensity increase for each whole-number increase in the richter scale? use your understanding of logarithms and the inverse relationship between logarithms and exponents to explain your answer.

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The factor of intensity increase for each whole number increase in the Richter scale is 10. This is because the Richter scale is a logarithmic scale that has a base of 10. As an example, a Richter scale of 1 increased to 2 will have an intensity increase of 
10^2 / 10^1 = 10

The factor of intensity increase for each whole number increase in the Richter scale is 10. This is because the Richter scale is a logarithmic scale that has a base of 10.


The intensity increases by a factor of 10.


The Richter scale uses a logarithm with base 10.


For example, an earthquake with magnitude 2 is \(10^{2}\) times more intense than a standard earthquake, while an earthquake with magnitude 3 is \(10^{3}\) times more intense than a standard earthquake, and \(10^{3} =10^{2}\) × \(10\)

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