Hydrostatics
A) Calculate the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
The density of seawater is 1,030 kg/m³. What depth do you need to look up in an atlas or on the Internet?
B) Calculate the pressure force acting on a submarine with a surface area of 2,000 dm² at the bottom of this trench.
C) Calculate the pressure force acting on a hatch of a submarine, which has an area of 2,500 cm².
Your answer:
The density of seawater is 1,030 kg/m³. What depth do you need to look up in an atlas or on the Internet?
B) Calculate the pressure force acting on a submarine with a surface area of 2,000 dm² at the bottom of this trench.
C) Calculate the pressure force acting on a hatch of a submarine, which has an area of 2,500 cm².
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