Question

What gage pressure does a skin diver experience when they dive to 35 ft in the ocean with a water temperature of 55 °F? Report your answer in lbf/in^2.

Answer 1

Answer:

p=15.097lbf/in^2

Explanation:

the manometric pressure is that in which the atmospheric pressure is not taken into account, so for this case only the pressure exerted by the water on the bus is calculated using the following equation.

P=ρgh

where

ρ=density of water at 55°F=999.4kg/m^3

g=9.81m/s^2

h=35ft=10.668m

Solving

P=(994.4)(9.81)(10.668)=104067.02Pa = 15.097lbf/in^2

the gage pressure does a skin diver experience when they dive to 35 ft is 15.097lbf/in^2