Question
What is the total pressure at the bottom of a lake at a depth of 38m?
Answers
drwls
Atmospheric pressure PLUS
(water density)*g*depth
= 1.01*10^5 + (10^3)*9.8*38
= (1.01 + 3.72)*10^5
= 4.73*10^5 Pascals
= 3.69 atmospheres
(water density)*g*depth
= 1.01*10^5 + (10^3)*9.8*38
= (1.01 + 3.72)*10^5
= 4.73*10^5 Pascals
= 3.69 atmospheres
Anonymous
mm that answer is correct