As a wave propagates:

  • A
    The wave intensity remains constant for a plane wave.
  • B
    Total intensity (power) of the spherical wave over the spherical surface centered at the source remains constant at all times.
  • C
    The wave intensity decreases as the inverse square of the distance from the source for a spherical wave.
  • D
    All of the above.

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