An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.80 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 68400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. Calculate the following.

Question

An undersea research chamber is spherical with an external diameter of 5.80 m. The mass of the chamber, when occupied, is 68400 kg. It is anchored to the sea bottom by a cable. Calculate the following.
(a) the buoyant force on the chamber 
  N
(b) the tension in the cable 
  N

bobpursley · Answer

bouyant force= volume*densitywater*g tension= bouyant force-mg