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. As an example, a Richter scale of 1 increased to 2 will have an intensity increase of

10^2 / 10^1 = 10