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Consider the following statements.
  1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 in amplitude.
  2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times than the previous integer reading.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Options:
A .  Both 1 and 2
B .  Only 1
C .  Neither 1 nor 2
D .  Only 2
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)

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