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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 759

Q759

Microphone is used to convert

A.
sound waves into electrical energy
Answer
B.
sound waves into light rays
C.
electrical energy into sound waves
D.
sound waves into magnetic currents

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Microphone is used to convert sound waves into electrical energy. 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). Different types of microphone have different ways of converting energy but they all share one thing in common: The diaphragm.