Question

what happens to a soccer ball underwater at a depth of 50 feet?

Answer 1

The ball will be somewhat compressed at the 50 ft depth, because the outside pressure will be increased from 1.0 atm to about 2.5 atm absolute. The inside pressure will be lower than that (if it was filled to the proper pressure), so the ball will be noticeably nonspherical and smaller.

Answer 2

is there a formula i can use to determine the diameter of the ball or the percentage of size reduction? The ball has a diameter of 8.5 inches and is inflated to 7 lbs. at 0 depth