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You are going diving in a pool of fresh water. Your body can only take a total pressure on it of 2.0 atmospheres. How deep can you dive before your body can no longer take the pressure?

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bobpursley
WEll, you have one atm from the atmosphere above the pool, so 1atm from the water is

pressure= force/area=densitywater*g*height
height=101kpa/1010kg/m^3*1/9.8N/kg

height=10.2 m check my calculations

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