A 58-dB sound wave strikes an eardrum whose area is 5.0Ã10â5m^2. The intensity of the reference level required to determine the sound level is 1.0Ã10^â12W/m^2. 1yr=3.156Ã10^7s.

a. How much energy is absorbed by the eardrum per second?
b. At this rate, how long would it take the eardrum to receive a total energy of 1.0 J?