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.

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 times more intense than a standard earthquake, while an earthquake with magnitude 3 is times more intense than a standard earthquake, and ×

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